A French influencer has been jailed for six months for faking syringe attacks on unsuspecting members of the public in a viral prank video.

Ilan M., who goes by the online handle ‘Amine Mojito,’ was arrested after the video shared to TikTok shortly before the Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) in June sparked widespread outrage.

In the clip, captioned “Mojito le piqueur fou” (the mad stinger), the 27-year-old pretended to inject people with an empty syringe and filmed their horrified reactions.

The sick pranks caused a stir in France, coming as the country was gripped by panic over reports of needle attacks at student parties and festivals.

Police received 145 reports of needle spiking during the June music festival, although few concrete cases were found. 5

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