The US authorities issued a security alert due to the increase in the use of this substance to rob tourists in the South American country.
He increasingly massive use of a drug known as devil’s breath to rob tourists in Colombiaset off alarms among US authorities, who issued a security alert.
With effects similar to that of burundanga, in terms ofThe people who consume it obey without protesting the orders of whoever is next to them.scopolamine, which is what the substance is called, is one of the drugs most used by criminal gangs that operate in the most tourist cities of that country, including Medellín.
In a previous alert, the US embassy in Colombia described scopolamine as a “odorless, tasteless, memory-blocking substance used to incapacitate and rob unsuspecting victims“.
Tinder
In his warning, he called to be especially vigilant regarding the use of dating apps and going out to nightclubs and bars in Colombiawhich is where the devil’s breath.
According to a report in the American newspaper The New York Times, “the Colombian authorities affirm that many of the incidents are related to the city’s sex industry“.
The Devil’s Breath and Tinder
With 2.6 million inhabitants and a pleasant climate all year round, Medellín received a total of 1.4 million foreign tourists in 2023. Of them, almost 40 percent were Americans, the note stated.
And all of them are potential users of the same platforms used by criminal gangs to contact them, as is the case with Tinder.
And although the American media tried to obtain a statement from the App, they did not succeed.
According to the government supervisor of tourism in Colombia, Carlos Calle, he told the North American media that through word of mouth “people are identifying that In Medellín there are beautiful girls and you can party very well at a very low cost“.
“The criminality Take advantage of that moment of tourism to be able to commit crimes”using the devil’s breathCalle warned.
Colombian authorities said that many victims do not go to the police “Because if you report it, people will know what you were doing.“.
