A senior figure in Merseyside Police has said they are aware of the reports of spiking in late night venues and have a response plan in place for over the Halloween weekend.
Chief Inspector Peter Clark said the police are "alive" to the threat, and extra patrols will be seen in the city region over the weekend.
Chief Inspector Clark told the ECHO : "We're aware of the national reports and some incidents here in Merseyside as well — we're alive to it.
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"We understand people are going to be out and about over the weekend, potentially on Sunday as well as that's Halloween.
"We're going to have extra patrols in the city to reassure our community.
"We also have a response plan in place and all officers will be briefed on what's expected of them in terms of how we investigate such matters so we provide a grade A service."
Chief Inspector Clark also urged all members of the public to look out for any suspicious activity and report it to the police straight away.
There have been almost 200 spiking incidents across UK in the last two months, including 24 reports of some form of injection being used to incapacitate victims.
Police confirmed they are aware of a number of spiking incidents in town, five of which specifically relate to injection spiking.
Merseyside Police also confirmed they have received 17 reports of people who believed they had their drinks spiked, between September 1 and October 22, this year.
The ECHO has reported on a number of incidents where young women believed they have been injected.
One women who was 'spiked' said her body "lost control" to the point where she felt like she was in a video game.
She said: "I felt like I couldn't properly control my body.
"I guess it's like in video games or something where your character is extremely drunk and you struggle to move them."
Another woman said she slept for three days after being 'spiked.'
She added: "I was really tired and lethargic and I had full body aches.
"My memory still isn't great, especially my short-term memory.
"I keep being quite forgetful.
"I feel much better than I did a week and half a go, but I used to have a really good memory.
"I can't remember little things now that I do usually remember."
In a statement previously released to the public, Liverpool local policing Superintendent Diane Pownall said she wishes to reassure people they have not received a 'huge number' of reports.
She said: "Liverpool is awarded Purple Flag status every year and is one of the safest cities in the UK.
"We know that people travel far from far and wide to enjoy what is on offer here and we want that to continue.
"In April we launched our proactive policing response, Operation Empower, where dedicated officers are tasked with identifying potential perpetrators who are displaying signs of predatory behaviour and to disrupt those who present a potential risk.
"Officers are also asked to be aware of anyone who may be vulnerable to ensure any immediate safeguarding concerns are met.
"Every week we also have an additional number of uniformed officers on the streets of the city and I would encourage anyone with any concerns to approach our patrols and speak to them."
Police have urged people to report suspicious behaviour by calling 101, or in the case of emergency, 999.
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