Investigators Testing Bottles For Signs Of Date-Rape Drug

TAMPA - Plastic bottles labeled as breath freshener and eye drops may reveal whether a narcotic known as a date-rape drug was used in an alleged gang rape last month, court papers released Tuesday show. Police have accused three men and a woman of drugging and raping a Sarasota woman at 2919 N. 16th St. on May 13. Detectives are investigating whether other people have been victimized. Police executing a search warrant May 26 seized two bottles marked "breath mint" and six bottles marked "sweet breath" and Ciloxan, an antibacterial eye solution, court papers say. Each was to be tested at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for GHB, or gamma hydroxybutyric acid. The drug, which takes the form of a colorless liquid or white powder, can cause dizziness or drowsiness, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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