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An 18-year-old carrying 750 ecstasy pills was one of 63 revellers caught with drugs at a Melbourne dance party last night, say police.
Police and sniffer dogs nabbed the man, who has been charged with drug trafficking, at the the Winter Sound System dance festival at Melbourne Park. A 34-year-old man was also found with ecstasy and is expected to face drug trafficking charges.
Police said the others who were caught will be placed on drug diversion programs.
Inspector Paul Pottage said police would continue to target dance parties "where young people continue to take a variety of chemicals with no idea of their actual identity, purity or possible medical effects".
“This is just another way that Victoria Police is continuing to target illicit drug use and trafficking across Melbourne - and in a highly visible and out there manner,” he said.
“Our message is clear. It's not okay to use illicit drugs at home, at a party or at a dance festival, and it is doubly stupid to ingest chemicals with no knowledge about what it actually is or who has produced it."
“While our aim is to refer as many eligible people as possible to diversion services this is not always the outcome and a drug conviction is a black mark against your name that remains for a very long time."
Inspector Pottage said police will continue to use sniffer dogs to catch drug users and suppliers.
-The Age-
Police and sniffer dogs nabbed the man, who has been charged with drug trafficking, at the the Winter Sound System dance festival at Melbourne Park. A 34-year-old man was also found with ecstasy and is expected to face drug trafficking charges.
Police said the others who were caught will be placed on drug diversion programs.
Inspector Paul Pottage said police would continue to target dance parties "where young people continue to take a variety of chemicals with no idea of their actual identity, purity or possible medical effects".
“This is just another way that Victoria Police is continuing to target illicit drug use and trafficking across Melbourne - and in a highly visible and out there manner,” he said.
“Our message is clear. It's not okay to use illicit drugs at home, at a party or at a dance festival, and it is doubly stupid to ingest chemicals with no knowledge about what it actually is or who has produced it."
“While our aim is to refer as many eligible people as possible to diversion services this is not always the outcome and a drug conviction is a black mark against your name that remains for a very long time."
Inspector Pottage said police will continue to use sniffer dogs to catch drug users and suppliers.
-The Age-


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