A man was arrested Saturday in Goa for peddling drugs at an electronic dance music event billed as the biggest in Asia, police said.
A police spokesman said 28-year-old Saurav Aggarwal from Chhattisgarh was arrested for possession of 10 gms of charas at the Sunburn Festival.
"He was arrested inside the festival venue at Vagator beach while he was looking for clients," police said.
The music festival, which attracted controversy due to a drug overdose-related death of a young Bangalore resident some years back, began Friday and will run through the weekend.
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