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.

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