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Erick Morillo death ruled a drug overdose

Erick Morillo’s Death Officially Ruled An Accidental Drug Overdose

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Drug overdose has been confirmed as the cause of death for Erick Morillo.

The official autopsy has confirmed that the September 1st death of famed DJ Erick Morillo inside his Miami Beach home was accidental and drug-related.

On Tuesday, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office released the results of the autopsy and toxicology report, which confirmed that the 49-year-old, who has been accused by more than 10 women of sexual assault and rape, died of “acute ketamine toxicity” combined with MDMA and cocaine.

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Islington Council has Suspended fabric London’s License, Closing the Club Indefinitely

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Following the announced temporary closure of fabric London over the weekend, the local Islington Council has gone a step further by suspending the club’s license indefinitely.

While it was originally believed that the venue would remain shut for just a weekend as investigations began on the recent overdose deaths of two patrons, the club has now had its license suspended indefinitely following a review requested by the borough’s police team. A full review hearing to decide the club’s fate will be conducted later this month.

“Officers felt the need to act due to concerns about the safety of those attending the club because of the supply of class A drugs in the venue and the recent deaths of two young men linked to the club,” stated a Met spokesman.

An Islington Council spokesman responded: “After two recent drug-related deaths, the Metropolitan Police applied for an interim suspension of Fabric’s licence.

“Fabric agreed not to contest this application, and a licensing sub-committee has today suspended Fabric’s licence.

“This will be followed by a review of Fabric’s licence within 28 days.”

Fabric announced on Saturday that all ticket holders will be refunded via Resident Advisor.

fabric London Temporarily Closed Following Recent Overdose Deaths

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The iconic fabric in London will remain closed temporarily this weekend in order to investigate the recent deaths of two 18-year old men from drug overdoses.

The club announced the closure via a Facebook post today:

Unfortunately, the London venue has had to endure some tumultuous relationships with local authorities recently, including an appeal against Islington Council in December of 2015. The council had attempted to impose strict licensing conditions on the venue including sniffer dogs and ID scans for every attendee.

Buenos Aires is Shutting Down Electronic Music in the Entire City

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Last year's Time Warp AR. Photo courtesy of AdĂĄn Jones

Last year’s Time Warp AR. Photo courtesy of AdĂĄn Jones

Following the tragedy of five deaths at Time Warp Argentina in Buenos Aires, the city’s municipal judge Roberto AndrĂ©s Gallardo has ordered the closure of all nightclubs in the entire city as the first step of an intended reform to cease “all commercial activity involving dancing with live or recorded music.”

The attack on electronic music as a community is evident. The closure of all clubs in the city, regardless of genre of music played, is intended as the first step toward first figuring out which of these venues play electronic music. It is reported that once the thorough investigation is done, only clubs playing electronic music will be forced to shut down, and will remain closed until specific laws are passed to curb drug usage at electronic music events.

Understandably, club owners in the city are not happy. Jorge Becco, the head of the Buenos Aires chamber of discotheque owners, went so far as to question the legality of Gallardo’s actions, “How do you obey a totally unconstitutional order like this one? It’s like shutting the vegetable store because you found food poisoning at the butcher shop.” The sentiment is shared by many of electronic music fans who have taken to Reddit and Facebook to voice their frustration and anger.

The latest move by the city comes after Federal Judge Sebastian Casanello targeted Dell Producciones, the local production and promotion company behind Time Warp. Several of DP’s management and staff have already been detained for questioning including DP attorney Maximilliano Avila and Carlos Maria Garat, the man in charge of the venue’s evacuation plan. The head of the company, Adrian Conci, is being held responsible by authorities for the five deaths at the annual festival and was last reported as still being wanted by the local police.

While it is totally correct for the city’s judiciary and police forces to want to prevent another incident of this kind from ever happening, the targeted closure of all electronic music nightclubs in the city appears to be a narrow-minded approach that doesn’t itself target the real reasons behind the tragedy. Reuters is reporting that several nightclub owners will refuse to follow judge Gallardo’s orders to close down, as they believe it is unconstitutional and inherently illegal.

Source: Reuters