Police in dance event drugs probe

Police are investigating after three people were taken ill at a dance music event near Glasgow.

A 19-year-old woman was in a critical condition following Coloursfest at Braehead Arena on Saturday night but has since stabilised. A second woman aged 31 and a 21-yearold man are said to be stable after also falling ill.

The three incidents are not thought to be directly connected but police confirmed that they are looking at whether drugs were involved.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Three people were admitted to hospital after taking unwell during the Coloursfest dance event. An investigation is ongoing.”

The 31-year-old woman is being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. The other two are at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Coloursfest, now in its 17th year, specialises in “big room, trance and hard dance”.