A teenager is due to appear in court after a 16-year-old girl ended up in a critical condition after taking drugs at TRNSMT.
The youngster was rushed to hospital after falling unwell at the Glasgow city centre festival on Friday.
It's understood she was rushed to the medical tent within the festival arena by worried pals, then taken to hospital by ambulance.
A police investigation was launched to try and discover who supplied the youngster with the drugs.
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During the probe, suspicion fell on a 19-year-old man, and he was arrested in connection with the incident.
It's understood medics saved the life of the teenage girl, who is from Dundee and can't be named for legal reasons, and that she was placed in a medically induced coma.
It's understood the 19-year-old is accused of supplying the girl with the drugs at Braehead Shopping Centre, in Renfrewshire, and that he is due to appear in court tomorrow.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 7.40 pm on Friday, July 12, 2019, police were made aware of a 16-year-old girl having been taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after becoming unwell at a festival in Glasgow Green.
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"A 19-year-old man has been arrested for alleged drugs offences.
"He is due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday, July 15, 2019.
"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
But the case did not proceed today as originally thought and is now due to take place tomorrow.
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