Nearly 5,000 cases of needle and drink spiking were reported to police across the UK over the span of a year - according to the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).
In total, 4,924 reports were made to forces up and down the country in the 12 months leading to September 2022 - with ketamine, cocaine and MDMA being the most prevalent drugs detected from around 800 tests carried out so far.
However, a mere 3 per cent of cases were found to contain 'a controlled drug which supports a spiking incident'.
