Mounties in Nanaimo say they’re investigating an incident at a local nightclub and are issuing “a generic warning to the public” about drinks being spiked.
Police did not say exactly where or when the recent incident transpired, saying in a news release Thursday only that “a female patron at a local nightclub reported seeing a foreign substance in her drink.”
“The patron immediately stopped drinking it and alerted the staff at the nightclub, who in turn called the police,” the news release reads.
The woman did not suffer any adverse reactions or require medical attention, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
“We are issuing this warning out of an abundance of caution,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, in the release.
“The patron did the correct thing, which allowed our officers to initiate an investigation.”
Police are reminding the public that drinks can be spiked anywhere they are served, and people …