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Cyprus lewd cruise participants were “duped”
Tourists in the Cyprus resort of Ayia Napa who reportedly took part in a mass orgy on board a cruise ship may have been duped into doing so after having their drinks spiked with pure alcohol.
As reported yesterday, the cruises were exposed after a police sting in collaboration with the Cypriot television station Mega TV, which broadcast (heavily-censored) footage of the goings-on. Some 100 tourists, including Britons, were alleged to have taken part.
But, according to The Guardian newspaper, women’s drinks may have been spiked with pure alcohol and there was widespread use of the drug ecstasy on board. A police spokesman is quoted as saying: “Bad alcohol was served, which would have rendered people senseless.”
The newspaper states that the trips, which were promoted as “pleasant mini-cruises” were captained by a local man but were managed by British operators.
The country’s tourism minister is quoted as saying: “Irrespective of what else happened on the ship, we have information that drugs were circulated. We will take every measure to track down this ring. Such acts blight the good image of Cyprus and are totally unacceptable.”
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
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