Music fest in NYC shut down because of drug related deaths

NEW YORK CITY — A major music festival in New York City has been shut down because of two drug related deaths.  The event organizers agreed to shut down the Electric Zoo Festival on Sunday.

Officials believe the drug "Molly" maybe the cause for the two deaths. Four others were hospitalized.

Molly is a powdered form of MDMA, one of the main ingredients used in Ecstasy. 

 

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