<p>Following similar incidents in Britain and France, Spanish police are investigating a string of cases of women being injected with possibly spiked syringes in crowded clubs.</p>

<p>Raising fears that sexual predators might have found a variant on spiking drinks to prey on women, the attacks have been reported to police or on social media over the past few weeks.</p>

<p>According to the Spanish police, no traces of drugs or other toxic products have been detected and no cases of related sexual violence reported.</p>

<p>However, 23 cases of 'needle spiking' have been reported in Catalonia and 12 in the Basque Country.</p>

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<p>The Basque police highlighted that young women feel a needle prick in the arm or leg when they are partying and then become dizzy or drowsy.</p>

<p>Asking people to report such incidents, the police have recommended that targeted people should go to a health centre as soon as possible.</p>

<p>During the Pamplona bull-running festival, Spain registered its first attacks while a rash of "needle spiking" cases was reported in France this year and in Britain in 2021.</p>

<p>The French Interior Ministry launched a national awareness campaign in June with club-goers expressing fear on social networks and media coverage fueling anxiety.</p>

<p>After a sudden surge in such incidents last year, the British parliament issued a report in April on drink and needle spiking in pubs and nightclubs.</p>

<p>Following the return of students to campus, British police reported about 1,000 cases of needle injection across the country.</p>

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Following similar incidents in Britain and France, Spanish police are investigating a string of cases of women being injected with possibly spiked syringes in crowded clubs.

Following similar incidents in Britain and France, Spanish police are investigating a string of cases of women being injected with possibly spiked syringes in crowded clubs. Raising fears that sexual predators might have found a variant on spiking drinks to prey on women, the attacks have been reported to police or on social media over the past few weeks. According to the Spanish police, no traces of drugs or other toxic products have been detected and no cases of related sexual violence reported. However, 23 cases of 'needle spiking' have been reported in Catalonia and 12 in the Basque Country. × The Basque police highlighted that young women feel a needle prick in the arm or leg when they are partying and then become dizzy or drowsy. Asking people to report such incidents, the police have recommended that targeted people should go to a health centre as soon as possible. During the Pamplona bull-running festival, Spain registered its first attacks while a rash of "needle spiking" cases was reported in France this year and in Britain in 2021. The French Interior Ministry launched a national awareness campaign in June with club-goers expressing fear on social networks and media coverage fueling anxiety. After a sudden surge in such incidents last year, the British parliament issued a report in April on drink and needle spiking in pubs and nightclubs. Following the return of students to campus, British police reported about 1,000 cases of needle injection across the country. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION's live TV here: ×

After France, Spain reports string of cases of 'needle spiking' attacks on women

<p>Women in the United Kingdom are boycotting clubs and pubs after a surge in needle attacks and cases of drink spiking.</p>

<p>Calling it a 'girls night in,' young women are choosing to stay at their homes instead of going out.</p>

<p>Thousands of women have signed a petition urging the government to make it compulsory for nightclubs to thoroughly search guests on entry.</p>

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<p>An online campaign is also gaining momentum in Bristol, Brighton, and Nottingham which have a lot of universities. It aims at raising awareness about ''date rape'' drugs.</p>

<p>Victims claim they were stabbed with a needle in their leg, wrists, and back and awoke with no remembrance of the previous night.</p>

<p>UK's National Police Chiefs’ Council had said last week that almost 200 cases of drink spiking were reported to police forces across the UK over the past two months.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/uk-nearly-200-cases-of-drink-spiking-reported-in-last-two-months-423763"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;UK: Nearly 200 cases of drink spiking reported in last two months</strong></a></p>

<p>Deputy chief constable Jason Harwin had said ''We are working at pace with forces, law enforcement agencies such as the NCA [National Crime Agency] and other partners including the Home Office and universities to understand the scale of offending, establish any links between the allegations and ultimately bring any identified offenders to justice.''</p>

<p>The murder of Londoner Sarah Everard by a Metropolitan Police officer had prompted an outpouring of grief and rage, with protests and demands for action to end violence against women.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/panic-grips-uk-nightclubs-amid-reports-of-women-being-injected-with-date-rape-drugs-422633"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;Panic grips UK nightclubs amid reports of women being injected with date rape drugs</strong></a></p>

<p>Wayne Couzens, 48, was jailed for life last month for abducting the 33-year-old marketing executive from a street in south London as she walked home on March 3, then raping and killing her. Her body was found in woodland around 80 km away.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The case also fuelled a debate on how the Metropolitan Police vets recruits and whether a misogynistic culture exists in the force.</p>

<p>Britain's police watchdog is looking into police failures to investigate an indecent exposure incident linked to Couzens in 2015, and two further such allegations in February this year.<br />
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Women in the United Kingdom are boycotting clubs and pubs after a surge in needle attacks and cases of drink spiking. Calling it a 'girls night in,' young women are choosing to stay at their homes instead of going out.

Women in the United Kingdom are boycotting clubs and pubs after a surge in needle attacks and cases of drink spiking. Calling it a 'girls night in,' young women are choosing to stay at their homes instead of going out. Thousands of women have signed a petition urging the government to make it compulsory for nightclubs to thoroughly search guests on entry. An online campaign is also gaining momentum in Bristol, Brighton, and Nottingham which have a lot of universities. It aims at raising awareness about ''date rape'' drugs. Victims claim they were stabbed with a needle in their leg, wrists, and back and awoke with no remembrance of the previous night. UK's National Police Chiefs’ Council had said last week that almost 200 cases of drink spiking were reported to police forces across the UK over the past two months. Also read | UK: Nearly 200 cases of drink spiking reported in last two months Deputy chief constable Jason Harwin had said ''We are working at pace with forces, law enforcement agencies such as the NCA [National Crime Agency] and other partners including the Home Office and universities to understand the scale of offending, establish any links between the allegations and ultimately bring any identified offenders to justice.'' The murder of Londoner Sarah Everard by a Metropolitan Police officer had prompted an outpouring of grief and rage, with protests and demands for action to end violence against women. Also read | Panic grips UK nightclubs amid reports of women being injected with date rape drugs Wayne Couzens, 48, was jailed for life last month for abducting the 33-year-old marketing executive from a street in south London as she walked home on March 3, then raping and killing her. Her body was found in woodland around 80 km away. The case also fuelled a debate on how the Metropolitan Police vets recruits and whether a misogynistic culture exists in the force. Britain's police watchdog is looking into police failures to investigate an indecent exposure incident linked to Couzens in 2015, and two further such allegations in February this year.

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