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Police remind Christchurch festival goers of the risks of taking drugs

February 22, 2019
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Police are reminding festival goers about the risk of taking drugs ahead of this weekend's Electric Avenue Festival at Hagley Park in Christchurch. 

More than a dozen people were hospitalised at last year's event after taking a bad batch of MDMA.

Police say the easiest way to prevent drug harm is to not take any substances at all.           

A crowd of 16000 is expected to turn out tomorrow, up from 13000 last year.

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