Four people were arrested Wednesday, November 24 in Paris, suspected of having drugged and then robbed 14 victims transported in a vehicle with a driver, by making them drink alcohol in GHB, learned from a source close to the file.
The four men were taken into custody for theft in an organized gang, fraudulent use of a means of payment and administration of a harmful substance, GHB, according to this source.
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In September, at the exit of a nightclub, a man claims to have been the victim of theft of bank cards, for a damage of more than 18,000 euros.
He accused an individual posing as a private driver of having drugged him with GHB by offering him whiskey.
He found himself "
relieved of all his business and money
", haggard on the sidewalk and filed a complaint a few days later.
14 victims identified in Paris
The investigation, carried out by the investigation and investigation brigade of the 10th arrondissement police station, identified other people who were victims of the same “
modus operandi
”, with drugged alcohol, according to the source. A victim thus had his keys stolen. His apartment was then “
robbed for damages of 48,000 euros
”. In all, 14 victims were identified in different districts of Paris, in the 9th, 15th, 16th and 17th arrondissements, for a total damage of 120,000 euros over one year.
Four people were arrested on Wednesday, including the alleged perpetrator and his three accomplices, aged 27 to 50.
The searches led to the discovery of a cache in the car of the accused which concealed the bottle described in the victims' complaints as containing GHB.
In addition, several luxury watches, pairs of branded shoes worth 10,000 euros, as well as 7,500 euros in cash were seized.