Drug testing to go ahead at festivals this summer after Home Office licence confusion

Evening Standard
Evening Standard
  • 15 days ago
Drug testing will restart at festivals across the UK this summer in a move hailed by campaigners.The testing inspects samples of confiscated or surrendered drugs, allowing on-site laboratories to send out public alerts to festival-goers in real time if extremely potent drugs are detected.

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