Ever asked yourself the question “where do date rape drugs come from?“, well there is a lot of different sources, but one major source is via drug smuggling.
Good thing is the shipment in the article below is not going to make it on the market. Always stay aware of where your drink is in a public setting and stay tuned at the end of this post we will share a tool to help you detect a date rape drug.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A shipment of a date rape drug was seized Oct. 9 in Jacksonville by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
Customs officers said a three-pound package shipped from Hong Kong had a strong chemical smell. The liquid in the package tested positive for the drug called gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).
GBL is a clear, odorless and near-tasteless liquid that has a high potential for overdose and addiction. Once ingested, GBL converts to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a notorious date-rape drug that renders victims unconscious and incapable of remembering pas events. The drug takes effect in about 15 minutes and can last for three to four hours.
Three pounds of GBL could equal as many as 1,000 victims, because the drug is very potent, officials said.
“Just a matter of a few drops will have the effect and what it does is it immobilizes the individual and they don’t recall what happened,” Jacksonville Port Director Douglas Straatsma said.
GBL is illegal to import into the United States without proper permission. Most often the drug is made by people in homes or street labs.
Straatsma said the final destination of the package seized in Jacksonville was a home in Tallahassee.
“We find a lot of this stuff is going to be distributed in and around college areas ,and so we feel this might have been — we aren’t sure but — destined for the Florida State campus,” Straatsma said. — Read More
As stated in the article, Date Rape drugs are often illegally made in homes or street labs and is then distributed to college areas, but can end up in the possession of individuals whom would desire to prey on women in night clubs, bars, etc.
Keep you wits about you and keep one or our Date Rape Detector Kits in your purse. You can get 20 testing strips for under $10.