Man dies at Echowaves festival in Anaklia, police arrest four for drug trafficking

A man attending a music festival died in Anaklia last night.

The MIA has started an investigation but did not reveal possible reasons behind his death while awaiting autopsy results.

Another festival attendee was also transported to Zugdidi hospital.

As the manager of the hospital said, the girl had been intoxicated by a undefined substance and feels better now.

Police have arrested four people for drug trafficking on the territory of the festival. Two of them are citizens of Georgia and the other two are citizens of Iran.

They were found to be in possession of various drugs which are now being analysed.

The Echowaves festival in the coastal town of Anaklia started on August 23 and ends tomorrow.

The festival organisers have called on attendees to take care of their health, as well as of their friends’ and to timely appeal to medical aid groups in case of illness.