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The Newest Way British Police Are Treating Clubbers Like Criminals Is a Step Too Far

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 09/15/2015 - 18:12

At first glance, Club Tropicana does not look like the epicentre of Aberdeen's drug scene. The retro music venue attracts a mixed crowd every Friday and Saturday, which dances to Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet, overlooked by portraits of Del Boy and David Hasselhoff.

But on a Friday evening in late August this year, six police officers arrived at the club. They came with a sniffer dog, a CCTV van and an "itemiser", which tests hand swabs for traces of illegal drugs. They also returned the following evening, testing around 100 people over the weekend. As it turns out, Club Tropicana is almost certainly not the epicentre of Aberdeen's drugs scene. According to the venue, the police failed to record a single positive reading over the course of the two nights.

Police Scotland is now facing a major backlash over the incident. Everyone from the leader of the Scottish Lib...

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