Brits ‘plied with booze & robbed’ at gang-owned nightclubs in stag-do hotspot as US tourist ‘held hostage for FIVE days’

Source: The Sun

Author: Annabel Bate

Published: Jan, 14 2025 13:30

NIGHTCLUB owners are allegedly spiking Brit tourists' drinks and emptying their bank accounts after targeting unsuspecting revellers in a stag-do hotspot. Two club owners, bartenders, waiters, hostesses and a taxi driver are facing trial in Bucharest after allegedly spiking, robbing and even kidnapping club-goers.

Image Credit: The Sun [Blurry image of a person walking in a puddle.]

Three British holidaymakers, one American and one German were all targeted at two clubs in the Romanian capital. According to prosecutors, defendants identified tourists in the Old Town before luring them into the clubs. Here, they were allegedly plied with free booze and private dancers - who encouraged the tourists to keep chugging.

Image Credit: The Sun [Romanian police officers in tactical gear.]

Once at a point of extreme intoxication, the bar employees stole their phones or bank cards before charging them outrageous prices, cops said. Phones were allegedly unlocked using the facial recognition function and then cash was transferred or payments were made using card machines.

Image Credit: The Sun [Blurred image of Romanian police officers in a room.]

An investigation was launched in March last year after a Brit tourist filed a complaint with Bucharest cops. He reported that he had been charged an eye-watering £10,000 for a taxi to his Bucharest hotel - when the usual cost would have been £10. A Brit also said he was illegally charged around £15,000 by employees of a Bucharest club while he was drunk.

Image Credit: The Sun [Stacks of Romanian leu and euro banknotes.]

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