New HSE Drug Monitoring Programme To Be Piloted At Electric Picnic

An anonymous 'surrender bin' will be set up at the Stradbally festival.

The HSE's drug monitoring programme is set to be piloted at next month's Electric Picnic Festival.

Drugs can be surrendered by the public through an anonymous 'surrender bin' at the Laois event.

While the HSE will also analyse substances of concern identified by medics.

Electric Picnic Director Melvin Benn says people will be notified if dangerous batches are in circulation:

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