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| Man dies and two others taken to hospital from NSW music festival | Man dies and two others taken to hospital from NSW music festival |
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| A man has died after a suspected drug overdose at a New South Wales central coast music festival where drugs were found in the stuffing of a barbecue chicken. | |
| The 22-year-old Queensland man was taken to Gosford hospital about 8pm on Saturday but died a short time later, police said. | The 22-year-old Queensland man was taken to Gosford hospital about 8pm on Saturday but died a short time later, police said. |
| A man and a woman remain in hospital in a stable condition after ingesting an unknown substance and becoming sick at the Lost Paradise Music festival at Glenworth Valley, near Gosford, which advertises itself as a drug-free event. | |
| About 11,000 people attended the festival which started on Friday and continues until Tuesday. | About 11,000 people attended the festival which started on Friday and continues until Tuesday. |
| NSW police Acting Superintendent Rod Peet said there has been “determination” by some people to smuggle drugs in through “sophisticated” methods. | |
| Drugs had been secreted in false compartments within Vegemite jars and inserted into the stuffing of a barbecue chicken, he told reporters in Gosford on Sunday. | |
| Peet warned illicit drugs were manufactured with risky products in “questionable” circumstances by people with little care for the users. | |
| Gladys Berejiklian rules out pill testing after death at dance party | Gladys Berejiklian rules out pill testing after death at dance party |
| More than 180 people and 97 vehicles were searched during a police drug dog operation at the festival and three people have been charged with drug supply offences, police said. | More than 180 people and 97 vehicles were searched during a police drug dog operation at the festival and three people have been charged with drug supply offences, police said. |
| A 21-year-old man from Drummoyne was charged after allegedly being found with 105 MDMA pill and a 23-year-old man from Elanora Heights was charged after allegedly being caught with 80 MDMA pills and 65 bags of cocaine. | A 21-year-old man from Drummoyne was charged after allegedly being found with 105 MDMA pill and a 23-year-old man from Elanora Heights was charged after allegedly being caught with 80 MDMA pills and 65 bags of cocaine. |
| Both men are due in Gosford local court on 18 January. | Both men are due in Gosford local court on 18 January. |
| A 23-year-old man from Glendale, near Newcastle, was allegedly found with 26 MDMA pills, and was issued with a field court attendance notice for supplying a prohibited drug. | A 23-year-old man from Glendale, near Newcastle, was allegedly found with 26 MDMA pills, and was issued with a field court attendance notice for supplying a prohibited drug. |
| He is due to appear in the same court on 5 February. | He is due to appear in the same court on 5 February. |
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