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22-year-old charged after being caught with 396 caps at Sydney festival

Another man was allegedly found with 200 ecstasy pills

A 22-year-old German man has been charged with offences relating to possessing 396 capsules allegedly containing MDMA and amphetamine at Sydney festival Defqon.1.

Another man was allegedly caught with 200 ecstasy pills and a woman with 87 during a police sniffer dog operation at the hardstyle event.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports a total of 45 people were charged, including eight for supplying drugs, at the festival, which was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in the suburb of Penrith at the weekend.

About 24,000 people attended.

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