Action group the Women's Resource Centre has questioned why a man suspected of spiking a woman's drink will not be brought before the courts until December this year.

Executive director Penny Dill said the incidence of drink-spiking was on the increase and it was imperative that all cases be dealt with as soon as possible.

She said if, indeed, the man was guilty of spiking a woman's drink in Spring Garden Restaurant and Bar in the early hours last Saturday, he should be dealt with sooner, rather than later, to protect others.

And Ms Dill questioned why the man had been released on Police bail until December.

"It's imperative that these type of cases go before the courts quicker than simply the end of this year," said Ms Dill.

"If he did do it, and we don't know yet that he did, it could happen again. But the point is the case should be dealt with quickly.

"He could be putting certain parts of the population at risk."

Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said he could not comment on the issue at all.

The Royal Gazette reported on Tuesday how a bartender at the Spring Gardens had raised the alarm after seeing a man drop something into a drink and take it to a female in his crowd. He was later released on Police bail.

But Ms Dill said this was not the first incidence of drink-spiking and said, on the contrary, the Women's Resource Centre had come across more and more complaints.

She said the centre had received a number of concerns recently - two of them in one week - and she said the centre also believed that one man could be responsible for two of the separate complaints.

The executive director said some girls in their late teens also believed they had been targeted, but she said not all people had complained to Police.

And she also believed someone was targeting women who they believed were not local. "We are very concerned. In a lot of cases people do not report it to the Police, but they come to us."

Ms Dill advised women not to let their drinks out of their sight, not to accept drinks from people they did not know or trust, and to order drinks that were sealed when ever they were unsure.

However, she said for those people who did believe their drink had been spiked, they had to act quickly and get tested.

Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said the Police had no evidence to suspect that the number of cases of drink-spiking was on the increase because incidents had not been reported. But he reiterated the advice of Ms Dill, and urged both men and women to consume responsible amounts of alcohol.