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Drink Spiking – Myths and Facts

MYTH #1.

Drink spikers most commonly use drugs such as Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine.

Despite public perceptions that drugs such as Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine are commonly used to spike drinks, toxicology results do not support these claims. Rohypnol as a brand name for the generic drug flunitrazepam was withdrawn from sale in Australia in 1998. The substance flunitrazepam is easily detected in urine, even in very low concentrations but is very infrequently detected by toxicology screening in drink spiking cases.
The drug most commonly used to spike drinks is alcohol which is relatively cheap, legal and easily available. In many instances alcohol can be added to drinks without arousing suspicion.
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Another 6 myths about drink spiking from a release from the NSW (Aus) Police force here -

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/81374/fact_sheet_drink_spiking_myths.pdf
 
Just came across this bust here from the other day, kind of related I guess..

Media release: Man arrested for importing liquid drug GBL

A man is scheduled to appear in the Lismore Magistrates Court today in relation to the import of approximately 25 litres of liquid Gammabutyrolactone (GBL) with an estimated street value of $180,000.

AFP officers conducted a controlled delivery to a residential address in South Golden Beach NSW last Friday (14 June) where the man was arrested.

The 29-year-old Byron Bay man has been charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled substance, namely Gammabutyrolactone, contrary to subsection 307.5(1) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), by virtue of subsection 11.1.

Australia Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) officers selected the package for examination when it arrived into Australia from China earlier this month.

The package was found to contain a liquid substance hidden in a blue container. Initial testing indicated the substance to be GBL.
GBL, known as ‘coma in a bottle’, metabolises into the drug gamma-hydoxybutryate (GHB) in the body. It can cause abrupt loss of consciousness, memory loss, respiratory difficulties, coma and death.

ACBPS National Manager Cargo Operations Jagtej Singh congratulated officers on stopping this illicit drug from reaching the streets.

“This detection is yet another example of the commitment of our highly-skilled Customs and Border Protection officers to protecting the Australian community,” Mr Singh said.

AFP Manager Crime Operations Jennifer Hurst said the AFP remains committed to disrupting the activities of people attempting to import illicit drugs.

“The size of this seizure and the amount of harm it could potentially have caused cannot be understated,” Commander Hurst said.

“This seizure should send a strong warning to criminals that if you participate in illegal activities you will be caught.”

The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and/or $1,275,000 fine.

http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/n...-drug-gbl.aspx
 
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