The mystery remains intact. More than 800 complaints have been filed in France for injections in bars, concerts, festivals or nightclubs, but none of the analyzes performed did not uncover the presence of GHB, said the National Police Directorate (DGPN) on Friday, confirming information from Le Figaro.
In a census carried out by the Office for the fight against drug trafficking (Ofast), responsible for centralizing the facts, it is reported “about 850 reported facts”. Knowing that a fact can relate to several bites during the same event, 1,098 victims have been identified.
In a summary note from the DGPN dated June 7, the editors mention “an operator mode” not doing no distinction between men and women. The puncture marks are located on “the arms”, “the buttocks”, “the back”, without the victims seeing their attacker. The note quotes “immediate effects” but also “delayed effects” bites with sometimes “bruise marks”. Symptoms are varied and range “headaches” to “hot flashes” passing through “dizziness” even a “loss of consciousness”.
“When acts are reported, samples are taken as a priority” even before filing a complaint. So far, analyzes have not revealed “no trace of GHB”and the victims did not report any act “of sexual assault or theft following the sting”we assured the DGPN.