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Saturday, August 26, 2006

Sydney man charged over date rape drug

A SYDNEY man will face court today charged with importing 2.5 litres of a dangerous date-rape drug after a raid in Surry Hills. The 27-year-old man was arrested by Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday during a raid on his Surry Hills house. It is alleged 2.5 litres of gamma butyrolactone, used to make liquid ecstasy or GBH, was intercepted in two separate consignments in June and July this year. The parcels, sent through the mail, originated from a business address in the UK. AFP spokesman Mike Phelan said the case was a warning about the dangers of drink spiking faced by members of the public. "As we approach the later part of the year and head towards the festive season, this interception is a timely reminder of the reality of criminal activity such as drink spiking," he said.

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1 Comments:

  • At 8:20 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    GBL is also a recreational drug and isn't always used for date rape. I am not condoning this man's actions as he was certainly breaking the law but the article is infering that he is a uses this as a date rape drug which isn't necessarily true

     

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