AN URGENT travel warning has been issued to Brits after a number of tourists were drugged and robbed in Brazil in the so-called “Goodnight Cinderella” scam.

It comes after a Brit tourist collapsed unconscious on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Ipanema beach last week - reportedly after taking just two sips of a drink laced with powerful drugs.

The young man, a university student celebrating his graduation with a pal, was later found in hospital with £16,000 missing from his account.

Authorities say he fell victim to a well-known scheme in Brazil, where sex workers use drugs like Rohypnol and GHB to spike tourists’ drinks before robbing them.

The drugs - often referred to as "date rape" substances - cause blackouts, memory loss and paralysis - leaving victims vulnerable to theft and sometimes

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