Police on Saturday (Jan 18) said four individuals who died after attending the Pinkfish countdown concert on New Year's Eve had drugs in their blood.
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00:00Subang Jaya OCPD Assistant Commissioner Wan Aslan Wan Mamat on Saturday said the four
00:06individuals who died after attending the Pinkfish Countdown concert on December 31st had drugs
00:12in their blood.
00:14He said the police had received a toxicology analysis report from the chemistry department
00:18that confirmed the presence of drugs in their bodies.
00:22He said the police had been referred to the University Malaya Medical Centre to get the
00:26full report.
00:27He said the police are investigating who supplied the drugs to the victims.
00:31He said they had recorded the statements of 52 people, including those who survived from
00:36drug overdose and the concert personnel.
00:39The remaining victim is being treated at the medical centre, but the police are still unable
00:44to record his statement.
00:46Police said the four deceased, along with three others, fell unconscious after consuming
00:50drugs believed to be ecstasy during the concert.
00:54Last week, the police recorded a statement from the event organiser over the incident.
00:58The organiser said every precautionary measures had been taken to ensure the safety of its
01:03events, including the Pinkfish concert.
01:06The measures included the presence of more than 100 police officers, other security personnel,
01:12and the K-9 unit at the entrance points.
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