An 80-year-old woman in Poland drugged and stole from a string of suitors she met through dating ads in her local newspaper — a crime that could put her behind bars for 20 years, investigators told AFP on Tuesday.

Prosecutors claim the suspect, identified as Janina M., would sneak the powerful sedative lorazepam into her victims’ food, lulling them to sleep during what they thought was a romantic meal.

In one particular case, the woman was accused of snatching $2,000 in cash, jewelry and electronics from a 78-year-old man who’d invited her to his home in Szczurow, east of Krakow.

“I’d never have imagined this lady was capable of doing something like this, nor that she’s 80,” prosecutor Andrzej Lesniak said

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