One minister in government revealed that her drink was once spiked while out on a night. She called for more to be done about the problem.
Mims Davies stated to BBC Radio Sussex that she had no memory of the incident that took place in Haywards Heath (West Sussex), in 2019. “had to be carried home”.
“I found something black in the bottom of my drink. I pulled it out and didn’t really think anything of it, and threw it on the floor,”She spoke.
“It was only later on I thought, ‘Blimey, what was that?’”
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“It was absolutely awful,”BBC Radio Sussex interview her “I had to be carried home.”
It is being done amid growing concerns about drink spiking. In September and October there were around 140 confirmed reports of drink spiking, and 24 reports of some form of injection, in which substances are added to drinks without someone’s consent, often with the intention of incapacitating them enough to rob or sexually assault them.
Priti Patel, home secretary, asked police to investigate the extent of drinks spiked as several women claimed that they were spiked by injection.
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee heard that reports of women drinking spiked alcohol in London have increased over the past five year, going from 136 cases in September 2017 up to 473 in September 2021.
Davies, the MP from Mid Sussex, as well as being the employment minister, wrote to Patel to inquire what else can be done about spiking.
“We should be restricting who on earth can get hold of these products, as we would in any other sphere,”In her BBC interview, she also added.
“What on earth is in those products? Who’s buying them and who’s sourcing them? There’s more to this than meets the eye.”
Drink-spiking can result in a maximum sentence up to 10 years imprisonment
GHB, which is often used in drink-spiking cases, was announced by the government in March as a class C drug to be made a class B drug. Home Secretary Priti Patel had criticized it. “truly sickening” use in high-profile rape cases. However, legislation is not yet in place to make it happen.
Rachel Maclean, Home Office minister, told the House of Commons that drink-spiking was a serious problem. “a horrific and frightening offence”And the government was planning on “ramp up”Your response.