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He is known for this hardline opposition to pill testing. But NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller tells The Ripple Effect he is ready to explore other options to stem the alarming rise of overdose deaths at music festivals.
One of four people arrested for supplying drugs at Sydney’s Festival X (pictured centre) allegedly had 19 red capsules and $7110 in allegedly stolen cash on him, a court was told today.
A man has died at the Strawberry Fields Music Festival at Tocumwal in the NSW Riverina region today. The 24-year-old, believed to be a Victorian, is thought to have consumed multiple substances including GHB, MDMA and cocaine.
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Another inner city council will vote whether to support pill testing at music festivals and events but the Andrews Government and Victoria Police still oppose such a move.
A 23-year-old French national Louis Bernard Germain faces drug charges after he was flagged by a police dog while queuing in a line at the Greenwood Hotel.
As the nation prepares for another dangerous summer of musical festivals and drug taking, it’s time for people to listen to what those on the frontline have to say, writes paramedic Paul Spinks.
The Greens have proposed a radical plan to introduce a two-year trial of pill testing at Victorian festivals, which would cost the government a pretty penny.
Shouting ‘no’ to pill users and pill testing is beyond negligent — people are still dying at festivals. It’s time our politicians stopped pretending and supported harm minimisation, writes Tory Shepherd.
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