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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Rethink use of sniffer dogs and strip-searches at music festivals, drug summit urges NSW government

Police officers and drug detection dogs walk among festival goers
The NSW drug summit report has asked the government to consider stopping the use of drug dogs and strip-searches at music festivals. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

The New South Wales government should consider ceasing the use of drug detection dogs and strip-searches at music festivals, a report from a landmark summit into how to reduce drug-related harms has recommended.

However, it made no recommendation for decriminalising the possession of small quantities of drugs, despite acknowledging “substantial support” for the move.

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