Brit collapses and dies after downing 22 shots in just 90 minutes at nightclub
A Brit has died of alcohol poisoning after being given 22 shots in just 90 minutes on a visit to a Polish strip club.
The 36-year-old victim arrived with a pal at the Wild Night club in Krakow but, despite trying to refuse drinks, investigators said he was plied with nearly two dozen powerful shots before he collapsed and later died.
After he collapsed, staff at the club robbed him of 2,200 Polish Zloty (£420) in cash, according to the Polish authorities.
The holidaymaker was in Poland as a tourist with his pal, who has not been named, and the pair were apparently lured into the club by an offer of free entry.
Poland's National Prosecutor's Office says that he had a lethal blood alcohol content at the time of his death.
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Police escort one of the suspects (SBSP/Newsflash)Polish media said that he died last month in March with the police saying on April 13 that they had charged 58 people with being part of organised crime group.
In a series of raids on nightclubs, as can be seen in the footage, police seized suspects and confiscated electronic devices, computers, cash and phones.
The Polish Central Police Investigation Bureau (CBSP) said in a statement that they have filed over 700 criminal charges against the group.
A police officer detains one of the suspects (SBSP/Newsflash)They said the clubs ran a racket where they systematically got punters drunk before robbing them.
Some were even persuaded to take out loans to cover debts run up by the fraudsters.
The authorities said they have arrested the group who forced him to drink himself to death.
They said: "One of the leads investigated by the investigators in the case concerns the victim who was driven to a state of intoxication, causing loss of consciousness, and then death as a result of acute alcohol poisoning."
Investigators say criminals have been plying punters with booze and drugs and extorting them for money (SBSP/Newsflash)They also said: "The man was not given medical assistance during the incident. Provisional arrests were made against those suspected of this act."
The investigators also said that "CBSP police officers detained another seven people suspected of robberies and fraud on customers of go-go-clubs.
"There are already 58 suspects in the case."
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The statement also said: "The officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police are conducting an investigation into an organised criminal group extorting money from customers of go-go nightclubs.
The monitoring centre in one of the strip clubs (SBSP/Newsflash)"According to the findings of the investigators, the activities of the group were aimed at committing crimes to the detriment of club customers by leading them to a state of deprivation of awareness and perception [...].
"The perpetrators, taking advantage of the mental and physical condition of the victims, made payment transactions using payment cards or other financial instruments for goods and services allegedly offered in the club.
"In some cases, through electronic banking, on devices owned by customers, loans were also allowed to be taken or deposits or savings accounts were closed, and the funds accumulated there were transferred to the accounts of companies operating clubs."
Police raided the strip club in Krakow, Poland (SBSP/Newsflash)The statement continued: "To the persons detained during the recent activities, the Prosecutor presented among other charges, allegations of participation in an organised crime group, committing robberies and fraud to the detriment of clients of clubs from Krakow and Warsaw."
The authorities added: "They include e.g. leading or participating in an organised criminal group. In the case, 31 arrests were also applied, property sureties in the amount of almost 1.6million Polish Zloty (£305,000) and property with a total value of over 6.8million Polish Zloty (£1.3m) was secured."
The investigation is ongoing.
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