Meth Found In Soy Sauce At A Japanese Steakhouse In Florida
I’m so happy this is not a restaurant in St. Pete, because I love Hibachi. A Japanese steak house was shut down after methamphetamine was found in soy sauce. Nikko Japanese steak house in Pace, Florida was investigated by the Santa Rosa County Sheriffs office and has now been shut down.
The investigation started when seven people were hospitalized after eating at the restaurant. Detectives tested two soy sauce bottles and unopened to-go packets of soy sauce which came back as positive for meth. The owners of the restaurant made a Facebook post that said they would be closing because they could not afford to keep it open.
Charges could not be filed and the investigation was closed because deputies were “unable to determine who contaminated the food due to a lack of witness observations and surveillance footage.” Employees told investigators , that there was an employee acting erratic. They believe that’s who contaminated the soy sauce. Sadly, they could not prove it. The owners released a statement saying:
“After more than ten years of serving the Pace community, we have decided to close Nikko Japanese Steakhouse . On June 10th, we heard, just like many of you did, of people being injured after eating at our restaurant. From the moment the story broke, we cooperated with authorities and all licensing agencies. It was determined by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office that there was nothing linking the restaurant to the accusations, and after a clear survey by the health department, we re-open our doors. We are so thankful to our regulars who came back to support us, unfortunately it just wasn’t enough to keep the doors open. Since then, we have been brutally harassed, daily, by various media outlets, who have slandered and defamed every aspect of our business. We have been investigated, searched, and questioned while fully cooperating at all times. That’s all we could do.“
Read the full statement in the Facebook post below.
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