Concertgoers in this Malaysian state may have to undergo urine tests
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State proposes screening and tests for drugs after four people suspected to have taken ecstasy die at a New Year’s Eve concert. A Malaysian state has proposed that concertgoers take urine tests as a standard operating procedure after four people, suspected to have taken the drug ecstasy, died at a New Year’s Eve show.
![[Selangor government recommended concertgoers take urine tests after four people suspected of taking ecstasy died at a Pinkfish concert]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/08/02/11/iStock-684852806.jpg)
Seven people fell unconscious at a Pinkfish concert in Subang Jaya city of Selangor state on New Year’s Eve, and four of them died. Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said an investigation found all of them had taken ecstasy pills at the event, reported The Straits Times.
![[Concert organisers say plan is impractical]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/08/11/iStock-1207515903.jpg)
“We believe there were individuals who sold the drug at the concert,” he said. “We are in the midst of identifying the drug pushers.”. Police are investigating the concert organisers and trying to ascertain whether the drugs were bought before the event or at the venue itself.
To prevent such incidents in the future, the Selangor government said it would be recommending that attendees undertake urine tests at concert venues to deter drug use. “We want to tighten the SOP, and look at what cooperation can be conducted with the police and the local authorities, because when licences or permits are granted, we want to ensure the organisers thoroughly check, especially for drugs,” Datuk Ng Suee Lim, chairman of the Local Government and Tourism Committee, said.
