OFFICERS TALK TO 11 AT DEAD SHOW IN CONNECTION WITH DRUGS FOUND

Undercover officers at The Dead concert at Columbia Meadows on Friday
night talked to 11 people in connection with dealing drugs at the
concert, the Columbia Enforcement Narcotics Team reported this weekend.

Hallucinogenic mushrooms were the most common drugs involved,
according to Sgt. Phillip F. Edwards, field supervisor of the Columbia
Enforcement Narcotics Team. The mushrooms were mixed with chocolate,
wrapped in foil and sold as a bite-sized candy, he said.

Investigators seized more than two pounds of mushrooms, and smaller
quantities of marijuana and cocaine, Edwards said.

Most of the people were referred to the Columbia County District
Attorney's Office, but no names or exact figures were Sunday.

Most of the alleged dealers were from outside Oregon and professed a
loyal fandom for The Dead, Edwards said.