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Four different drugs found in ‘Pharaoh’ pills at Parklife festival

Partygoers have been urged to get their drugs tested after four different coloured ‘Pharaoh’ pills at Parklife festival were found to contain completely different substances.

The Loop, a charity that checks drugs at festivals and clubs, found at the Manchester event last weekend that only one variety of this pill actually contained MDMA (ecstasy) as advertised.

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