A Venezuelan woman was arrested at a hotel in Colombia after she allegedly drugged two Brazilian men and robbed them of their personal belongings.
Surveillance video footage showed security helping one of the victims, who was intoxicated, into a wheelchair and the victim’s friend pushing him to the elevator as the woman followed them to the elevator in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The woman, whose name was withheld by police, allegedly drugged the tourists and later went back to the lobby, where a security guard stopped her after noticing her suspicious behavior, hotel director Oscar Restrepo said. Noticias Caracol.
A Venezuelan woman was arrested at a hotel in Colombia after she allegedly drugged two Brazilian men and robbed them of their personal belongings
Surveillance video footage showed security helping one of the victims, who was intoxicated, into a wheelchair and the victim’s friend pushing him to the elevator as the woman followed them to the elevator in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The security staff did a wellness check and called the Brazilian men’s room, but after they saw that they didn’t answer the phone, they decided to call the police.
The men, whose names were not released by police, were found in an incoherent condition.
“We were able to enter one of the rooms, we identified two citizens of Brazilian nationality who were in a state of defenselessness, apparently due to the consumption of a toxic substance,” said Bogotá Metropolitan Police Commander, Colonel Óscar Landazábal , for the broadcast.
Police questioned the woman in the lobby and confiscated a white powdery substance she allegedly used to drug the men, and were able to recover the two luxury watches and two mobile phones she had stolen.
The security staff did a wellness check and called the Brazilian men’s room, but after they saw that they didn’t answer the phone, they decided to call the police
The Venezuelan woman’s arrest comes a week after Colombian national Paola Parra, who was wanted for drugging and robbing a Brazilian man in Rio de Janeiro, was caught at José María Córdoba International Airport in Medellín moments before she could board a flight to the Dominican Republic.
Parra, Colombian authorities said, had previously used the dating app Bumble to meet men and then rob them.
An Interpol Red Notice was issued for her arrest after Brazilian officers said she drugged a man into stealing more than $23,000 in crypto, $650 in cash, as well as bank cards and other valuables.
Paola Parra was arrested at José María Córdoba International Airport in Medellín on March 5. The 25-year-old Colombian is accused by authorities of stealing $23,000 in cryptocurrency from a man in Brazil after meeting him through Bumble
Paola Parra was arrested at an airport in Medellín, Colombia on March 5 after authorities in Brazil sought the help of Interpol, which issued a red notice for her capture. Parra, a native of Colombia, allegedly used a banned substance to knock a Brazilian man unconscious before stealing $23,000 in cryptocurrency and 3,244 Brazilian reals, about $656
In January The US Embassy in Colombia warned travelers about the use of dating apps following the deaths of eight Americans in Medellín between November 1 and December 31, 2023.
The embassy indicated that several of the deaths pointed to “possible drugs, robbery and overdose, and several involve the use of online dating applications.”
The embassy also advised American visitors that they “should strongly consider meeting only in public places and avoid isolated places, such as residences or hotel rooms, where crimes are most likely.”
‘It is also recommended that if Americans decide to invite someone they met to a home or hotel, they speak with the ‘officer/concierge in advance and establish a policy on what information your new visitor must provide before they are given permission to enter (photo ID, etc.) and what process to follow when your visitor leaves,” the mission states.