Revellers in Kikuyu town, Kiambu County have been asked to be cautious while in drinking joints following increased cases of drinks being spiked.
On Sunday, a lady who is alleged to have spiked a drink for a customer and made away with Ksh184,000 was arrested.
The suspect who was paraded at the police station during a press briefing is said to have targeted a man who she engaged with and later stole from him.
She was also able to access his mobile banking particulars and took a loan of Ksh600,000 from Equity Bank.
The victim reported the incident to the police who launched investigation and tracked down the suspect who was captured by CCTV cameras at the club.
Kikuyu subcounty police commander Michael Mwaura warned revelers to be careful.
“All those going to clubs should be careful and ensure they do not bump into these women because they are the people spiking the drinks they are taking and they end up stealing from them,” he warned.
Mwaura said that staff at the club where the suspect spiked the drink tipped the police who arrested her.
It is believed she returned to the club to trap another man.
Drink spiking has been a common trend in Kenyan drinking joints. Usually, women are involved in this business.
A spiked drink stupefies the victim. Most of them spike drinks to rob the unsuspecting reveler.
The most common drug used to spike drinks is rohypnol known in Kenyan slang as “mchele”. It is colorless and has no odour which is why ‘spiking queens’ use it for their criminal activities.
In chemists, it will retail at between Ksh850-Ksh950. They drugs can also be purchased from online chemists.
In their powder form, they can be mixed with a drink or even in foods. Some twilight girls in the business of robbing unsuspecting clients rub it on their breast and when sucked, it comes to effect.
An overdose of the drug can lead to death. It induces sleep for more than 12 hours and starts working after 20 minutes of ingesting it.
