Six Koreans caught using drugs in Vietnam

Six Koreans were caught using drugs in Vietnam. gettyimagesbank

By Dong Sun-hwa

Six Koreans were caught using drugs on Nov. 5 in a karaoke parlor in Da Nang, Vietnam, according to a local media outlet Thursday.

They were using ketamine, an illegal drug used for anesthesia,

VnExpress

said. Police also nabbed 18 Chinese and one Malaysian following a raid that was a part of the country's ongoing crackdown on drugs.

They are known to have ordered the drugs on social media.

“Drug use is strictly prohibited in the country and users are fined and taken to rehab centers,” VnExpress said. “Producing or trading in drugs is a criminal offense that can face the death penalty.”