Aussie suspected on drug causes public uproar The Australia man was handcuffed after causing public disturbance on Bui Thi Xuan Street in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 on December 27 2012. Photo: Tuoi Tre Police in Ho Chi Minh City struggled to constrain an Australian man suspected of drug abuse in Tan Binh district on Thursday. Initial information found that at about 2pm, a foreigner dressed in shorts and a T-shirt kept shouting with scared face and ran towards Bui Thi Xuan Street from Hoang Van Thu Street. After seeing the suspicious-looking man, two traffic policemen chased after him. Being afraid of the arrest, the man ran into a small alley and climbed on top of houses in the area. Afterwards, the man stormed into the house No. 14 Bui Thi Xuan to hide. As of 3pm, police successfully constrained the foreigner and took him to a police station nearby. He received first aid because of suffering some minor bleeding and getting some scratches on hands. According to police investigations, the Australian rented a hotel room on Cong Hoa Street where he used crystal methamphetamine -- known as 'ice' -- which might have caused changes in his behavior. But it is not the first time Australians have caused troubles in Vietnam. Previously, in late November, a 31-year-old Australian man allegedly in mental illness robbed an ambulance from a Hanoi-based hospital and claimed the life of a local motorbike driver when fleeing away from the hospital. In November, 2011, a drunken Australia national caused uproar at the crossroad of Ton Duc Thang and Nguyen Huu Canh in HCMC’s District 1. Local police had to stop the man from jumping head-on into a truck. In May, 2010, police detained an Australian tourist after a dispute over a US$10 fare led to the death of a taxi driver. TUOITRENEWS