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Pandemic sparks surge in Hong Kong ‘devil’s breath’ cash druggings

Hong Kong’s entertainment district Wanchai has been battered by a coronavirus driven collapse in tourism and as times get desperate, several men have seen their night out turn into a nightmare

HONG KONG – A spiked drink, a puff of dust, missing memories, and an empty bank account.

Hong Kong’s entertainment district Wanchai has been battered by a coronavirus driven collapse in tourism and as times get desperate, several men have seen their night out turn into a nightmare.

It took days for Stuart to recall a crucial memory. But after speaking with another victim, it suddenly came flooding back.

A woman trying to spark a conversation outside a bar, and then a man approaching with a determined look in his eye.

“I thought he was going to punch me but he just blew something in my face,” he recalled. “I laughed….

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