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Loures will distribute bracelets that detect the "rape drug"
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Loures will distribute bracelets that detect the "rape drug"

ZAP Notícias4 September 2026 at 10:40

The Municipality of Loures will distribute, starting this Saturday, 20 thousand bracelets that allow the detection of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), known as the "rape drug," in drinks. The device was developed within a project involving Portuguese and Spanish researchers.

The bracelets are called Celentis and were developed in a project coordinated, in Portugal, by Carlos Lodeiro, a chemist and professor at NOVA FCT. The project also had the collaboration of the University (information incomplete in the article).

The mayor of the municipality, Ricardo Leão, stated that the initiative constitutes a "prevention" measure and that it does not result from a reaction to a concrete problem recorded in the municipality of Loures.

With this distribution, the municipality aims to provide citizens with a tool that allows them to identify the presence of the substance in their drinks, contributing to safety in social contexts and nightlife settings.

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