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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Clare McCarthy

Gardai find no evidence of ‘needle spiking’ despite investigating 39 cases following alarming claims

Gardai have found no evidence of ‘needle spiking’ after investigating multiple claims of people getting drugged by injection in Irish nightclubs last year.

There were 39 reports of alleged ‘spiking by injection’ reported to gardai in 2021, particularly during the last quarter, and none have been reported so far in 2022.

However, the Irish Examiner revealed that while investigations are ongoing, gardai have not yet found evidence in any incident confirming substances were injected by needles.

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