Man charged with supplying friend with fatal drug at Sydney festival

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Man charged with supplying friend with fatal drug at Sydney festival
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A man has been charged after his 21-year-old friend died hours after attending Sydney’s Knockout Outdoor Festival on Saturday.

The 28-year-old Melbourne man was arrested at Sydney’s Day Street Police Station on Sunday and charged with three counts of supplying a prohibited drug.

The festival-goer was treated by paramedics at a hotel on George Street in Sydney's CBD before being taken to St Vincent’s Hospital.A man has been charged after a 21-year-old died hours after attending Sydney’s Knockout Outdoor Festival on Saturday. Picture: Supplied He was taken to Mascot Police Station and charged with supplying a self-administered prohibited drug causing death, and dealing with property proceeds of crime of less than $100,000.

A second man, Jason Lee, also died after attending the same festival. The 26-year-old collapsed and was taken to Concord Hospital about 1am on Sunday where he later died.The state's Health Minister Ryan Park said the practice should not be viewed as a “silver bullet” for preventing drug-related deaths at music festivals.

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