Scopolamine is a drug that can be used for drug-facilitated assault. This practice has been used in South America by criminals.
Scopolamine is present in an extract of Datura, which in South America is referred to burundanga.
A typical scenario is for the victim to be given scopolamine in a drink or by dust inhalation. This causes the victim to become submissive, allowing the criminals to rob the victim or have the victim withdraw money from a bank machine. The victim suffers global amnesia for several hours around the event so may be unaware who the perpetrators are.
Anticholinergic symptoms may include:
(1) xerostomia
(2) confusion or disorientation
(3) dilated pupils
(4) blurred vision
(5) flushed skin
(6) tachycardia
(7) agitation
(8) urinary retention
Symptoms may persist for some time after the exposure.
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