Pubdate: Wed, 23 June 1999
Source: Toronto Star (Canada)
Copyright: 1999, The Toronto Star
Contact:  http://www.thestar.com/
Page: B2

POLICE ISSUE DATE-RAPE DRUG ALERT

York Region police are warning about date-rape drugs after a woman was
approached in a Newmarket nightclub and sexually assaulted.

On June 11, two men in a bar began buying a 28-year-old woman drinks, then
escorted her to another location where they both sexually assaulted her,
police said.

The drinks are believed to have been spiked with a date-rape drug. Police
are still looking for the two suspects.

Use of the drugs -- Rohypnol and GHB are most common -- is on the rise,
according to police.
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