Officers in the region are investigating allegations that several women were pricked with GHB at the annual Western festival.

Multiple women report they were pricked by syringes unknowingly during the event.

This substance is a sedative.

Quebec provincial police confirm an ongoing investigation into these reports.

The authorities are now reviewing the allegations made by the victims who have come forward.

The investigators have provided no any additional details.

They have not stated the number of victims reported the needle pricks.

The investigation is still active.