The HSE has this evening issued an urgent warning over a drug at Electric Picnic, after tests showed a pill to be double the average adult dose.
The dangerous pill, which is a purple skull in appearance, is MDMA but way above the normal dose according to HSE labs on site. Officials are warning festival-goers to avoid the pill with three more days of the festival to go.
In a statement, the HSE said: "Mybrand purple skull identified as high strength MDMA at HSE drug monitoring lab at Electric Picnic, which is a cause for concern. Contents are approximately two times the average adult dose. Please exercise caution and remember it's safer not to use drugs at all.
