Achi news desk-
The Quebec government is setting up a coordination unit to support the police as they investigate cases of people who have been drugged without their knowledge.
The Minister of Internal Security, François Bonnardel, announced this morning (Tuesday) that the Laboratory for Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine will receive 2.3 million dollars to establish the specialized team.
With this new coordination unit, the government hopes the lab will be able to more closely monitor cases where victims are unknowingly drugged, for example with the so-called ‘date-rape drug’ GHB, so that it can follow the police forces responsible for investigations.
“In particular, we want information to flow properly if several victims are drugged in the same place, or in different places with the same substance,” he said.
According to Bonnardel, “thanks to the shift carried out by the laboratory, investigators will have better information to identify and catch these criminals.”
The creation of this team is one of 11 steps announced last summer by Bonnardel to better support people who are addicted.
The government said anyone who believes they have fallen victim to intoxication can go to the emergency room, where a urine test can be used to detect substances.
– This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on April 30, 2024.
