American DJ rescued by Good Samaritan after he was found wandering around Colombian neighborhood after he was drugged and robbed

An American man was rescued by a woman after he was seen wandering at a Medellín mall after he was allegedly drugged and robbed.

The victim was seen asking shoppers at the San Lucas Mall on Sunday morning to assist him in contacting his mother back home when a Good Samaritan obliged, El Colombiano newspaper reported.

The man, who identified as John and a Los Angeles resident, told the woman he had been robbed of his cell phone, laptop and an undisclosed amount of money.

The Good Samaritan, who declined to be named in the report, recalled John telling her, 'I am going to tell all my friends not to come to Medellín.'

An American man, who identified himself as John who works as DJ from Los Angeles, was found allegedly drugged and robbed of him laptop, cell phone and money, and found wandering at a mall in Medellín, Colombia, on Sunday

A Good Samaritan helped John after finding him in a market 

Police arrived on the scene and registered an incident report and claimed the only friend John had in the area was a tattoo artist in Envigado, six miles southeast of Medellín.

Before placing him in an Uber to take him to the friend's home, the woman advised him, 'Please tell everyone, all your friends who come looking for prostitution and drugs, please don't come.'

DailyMail.com reached out to the Aburrá Valley Metropolitan Police for comment. 

The alleged robbery is the latest incident in which tourists in Medellín have fallen victims to crimes in which they were drugged before they were either robbed or killed.

At least 13 foreigners have died in Medellín in the first two months of 2024 after 30 deaths were reported in all of last year. Eight Americans in Medellín between November 1 and December 31, 2023.

Community activist and comedian Tou Ger Xiong is one of eight Americans died from alleged drug overdoses or were killed after they were lured by people they met on dating apps in Medellín, Colombia between November 1 and December 31, 2023. The 50-year-old was found dead December 11,  after going out with a 19-year-old woman he previously met on an app

In January, Medellín cops arrested Sharit Mejía and two men for the December murder of American community activist and comedian Tou Ger Xiong. 

In response, the United States Embassy in Colombia warned travelers about the use of dating apps.

The embassy indicated that several of the deaths pointed to 'possible drugging, robbery, and overdose and several involve the use of online dating applications.'

The embassy advised also American visitors that they should 'strongly consider meeting only in public places and avoiding isolated locations, such as residences or hotel rooms, where crimes are most likely to occur.'

'It is also recommended that if Americans decide to invite a person they met to a home or hotel, they speak to the 'attendant/concierge beforehand and establish a policy as to what information your new visitor should provide before being authorized entry (photo of identification, etc.) and what process should be followed when your visitor departs,' the mission said.