Canada- Montreal police are investigating six suspected cases of needle poisoning at the ÎleSoniq music festival, Jean-Drapeau Park, Aug. 9/10, 2025.

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Aug 15, 2025

Police investigate suspected needle poisonings at ÎleSoniq festival

Police investigate suspected needle poisonings at ÎleSoniq festival

torontosun.com

''Montreal police are investigating six suspected cases of poisoning at the ÎleSoniq music festival Aug. 9 and 10.

In a statement Friday, police said the incidents were reported at Jean-Drapeau Park. The victims, including both men and women, reported feeling a sharp sting in the back while in the crowd, followed by dizziness.''

''Tips can be shared by calling 911, visiting a local police station, or contacting Info-Crime Montréal (infocrimemontreal.ca or 514-393-1133) anonymously. Rewards of up to $3,000 are available for information leading to an arrest''.

'Authorities are also reminding anyone who believes they were unknowingly drugged to seek hospital care immediately so urine samples can be taken within 48 hours. This is part of a provincial initiative to better prosecute such offences.'

 

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Montreal Police Investigating Suspected Drugging at îLESONIQ Music Festival

"We understand how concerning these incidents are, and we are sincerely sorry," the EDM festival organizers shared on social media after six people reported feeling a "sharp prick" in their back.

ca.billboard.com

'While police said it’s premature to release more information or confirm if the incidents are linked, they said the alleged cases of poisoning are an opportunity to remind concertgoers to stay vigilant during large gatherings.'

The Montreal police South Regional Investigation Section is appealing for witnesses or other victims to come forward.

Tips can be shared by calling 911, visiting a local police station, or contacting Info-Crime Montréal anonymously. Rewards of up to $3,000 are available for information leading to an arrest.''

Noting a thread concerning something similar in Europe in recent years, fwiw..

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Post in thread 'UK - Reports of ‘needle spiking’ in Britain drive young women, students to boycott bars, Oct. 2021'

Jun 2, 2022

June 2 2022

Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European authorities

Across France, more than 300 people have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months.

www.cp24.com

''PARIS (AP) — Across France, more than 300 people have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months. Doctors and multiple prosecutors are on the case, but no one knows who’s doing it or why, and whether the victims have been injected with drugs — or indeed any substance at all.

Club owners and police are trying to raise awareness, and a rapper even interrupted his recent show to warn concert-goers about the risk of surprise needle...

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Recent needle jabbing in two other separate festivals in Quebec.
Sep 01, 2025 rbbm.

Arrest tied to suspected needle pricks at Quebec festival

Arrest tied to suspected needle pricks at Quebec festival

torontosun.com

'The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said on Monday that its Beauce-Centre investigation unit detained a man in his 20s on Sunday in connection with offences believed to have taken place Friday and Saturday.'

''Two festivals, about 75 kilometres south of Quebec City, were underway that weekend: the Festival des Travailleurs Structures de St-Joseph and the Accélérations de camions de St-Joseph-de-Beauce. Together, the events typically draw thousands of visitors to the town.''

'The SQ urged anyone who believes they may have been given a harmful substance to seek hospital treatment immediately and undergo testing.'

 

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Our family member is working there this summer, to help with uni costs. This is bizarre, and potentially very worrying.

 

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Sep 10, 2025
''A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Ottawa in connection with reports of needle intoxications at Montreal’s ÎleSoniq music festival. The arrest took place on Aug. 15 after the event at Jean-Drapeau Park. The man was released on a promise to appear in court in April 2026, Montreal police confirmed, declining to share more information.''

Read more at: https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-crime/article1158045.html#storylink=cpy