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Police say 'no identified cases' of Scots being spiked by injection despite surge in reports
21.01.2022 - 00:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Police say there have been 'no identified cases' of Scots being spiked by injection.
A surge in reports of people claiming to have been spiked with needles on nights out in clubs across the country sparked an investigation in September and October last year.
But a senior officer who has been leading inquiries in Scotland insists cops have found no evidence to support the claims north of the border.
Detective Chief Superintendent Laura McLuckie said forensic analysis has so far found no traces of drugs used for spiking.
She said the "significant increase in reporting" was the result of "the media and social media (prominence) that it was given at the time".
Speaking at a Scottish Police Authority Meeting on Wednesday, Ms McLuckie said: "We're only now starting to see the outcome of the forensic results, and I'm pleased to say that we're not seeing any drugs within people's systems that we would class as being a drug that would be used and spiking.
"There is clearly alcohol involved, there is clearly recreational drug use involved, however, we don't have any identified cases of any spiking by injection and Scotland at this time.
"We will obviously continue to monitor that over the coming weeks and months."
Police Scotland confirmed it received 51 reports of spiking by injection in Scotland between January and October last year.
In the same period there were 69 reports of drinks being spiked and 32 cases in which the method of drugging was unclear.
People who said they believed they were victims of spiking by injection spoke of "puncture marks" found on their body and a general feeling of being unwell.
Now, reports in the UK are on a "significant downward trajectory", Ms McLuckie said and, in Scotland in the last week, no reports
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