State Department warning Americans to be alert at Roppongi bars and clubs

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State Department warning Americans to be alert at Roppongi bars and clubs
By Teri Weaver and Chiyomi Sumida, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, March 18, 2009

TOKYO — U.S. State Department officials have issued a security notice warning Americans to avoid certain downtown Tokyo bars and clubs after some customers said their drinks were spiked and their credit cards used.

Recently, the notice said, U.S. citizens had reported going to the businesses in Roppongi, an international district known for late-night bars and clubs. There, they were reportedly drugged and woke up to find that their credit cards had been used or stolen.

A spokesman for the Azabu Police Station of Metropolitan Police Department said Monday that he was unaware of any theft involving drugging in his jurisdiction, which covers the Azabu and Roppongi areas.

A person who recently complained of a "drugging robbery" tested positive for alcohol but no other drugs, said the spokesman, Masato Fujita.

Army and Navy military spokesmen said Monday they had received the March 13 notice from the embassy’s Regional Security Office, and their commanders had passed it down the ranks. None reported any changes to liberty policies.


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