Almost 5,000 cases of needle and drink spiking incidents were reported to police in a year, figures have revealed.
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) said 4,924 reports were made to forces across the country in the 12 months to September. However, only 3 per cent of the cases were found to 'contain a controlled drug which supports a spiking incident'.
Among the 800 tests carried out so far, the most common drugs detected were cocaine, ketamine and MDMA. The most common incident was spiking by needle, with 2,581 cases reported to police, closely followed by drink spiking at 2,131 cases.
