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Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid. A 2011 archive photograph of the hospital that hosted the professional conference.

Health/Spain

La Princesa brings professionals together on victim care

The event covered sexual violence and vulnerable groups. The Madrid hospital held its seventh meeting of committees addressing violence. Healthcare, forensic and social-care specialists took part. The hospital reported observing more situations involving suspected drug-facilitated crime.

Hospital Universitario de La Princesa / Comunidad de Madrid·Original date: 30 Oct 2024

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Prevention/Colombia

Consular alert highlights drug-facilitated crime risk during Cartagena festivities

The warning preceded the city’s November celebrations. The US Embassy in Bogotá warned that criminals using scopolamine to incapacitate victims might become more active during Cartagena’s festivities. It was issued on October 30, giving travellers advance notice ahead of the holiday period.

U.S. Embassy Bogotá·Original date: 30 Oct 2024

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Dundee court building in an archive photograph. City context; it does not show the hearing or anyone involved in the case.

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Incidents/United Kingdom

Scottish court imposes life sentences for a fatal drug-facilitated assault

Prosecutors reported minimum terms of 23 and 19 years for two convicted men. The Dundee court set the sentences following guilty verdicts in July. The case involved administering substances, sexual violence and murder.

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service·Original date: 25 Oct 2024

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