An investigation of the NBC Charlotte Defenders resulted in a new North Carolina law which will safeguard individuals in the state.

It began previous June when Alex Shabad, the NBC Charlotte Defender first reported about many drink spiking cases at Epicentre.

Those reports resulted in him discovering a statute in North Carolina that forbids individuals from tampering things such as Halloween candy, however, not drinks.

Later the same month, State Rep. Chaz Beasley responded back to the investigation of the Defenders, calling for a new legislation.

In March this year, Beasley proposed the HB 393 bill, which prohibits people from tampering Halloween candy as well as beverages.

Previous month, these proposed alterations were included in one wider bill known as SB 199 that passed in the NC Senate and House. And on Thursday, Gov. Roy Cooper penned the bill officially into law.

The same day, NBC Charlotte spoke with Leah McGuirk, the women who broght drink spiking issue to the forefront by sharing her own story publicly. Post McGuirk reported about her spiked drink at Epicentre previous year, Shabad unmasked loopholes present in the law that now have been fixed finally with the proposed changes to the present statute.

The new law will take effect starting December 1 this year.