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It was also reported that NSW Police had denied entry to ticketholders at the "A State of Trance" music festival in April. Speaking to the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] in June, promoter Richie McNeill estimated that "about 40 people" were turned away from the event after being stopped by a drug detection dog. McNeill's company, Hardware Corp, was also responsible for organising the upcoming Above and Beyond performance at Sydney Showground that weekend. When asked about the proposed decision to deny entry to patrons, McNeill acknowledged that his company had given police approval for the plan. "We have to or there's no event basically" he said.<ref name=":18" />
Despite opposition, the police operation at the Above and Beyond performance went ahead as planned on 9 June. Reporters covering the event at Sydney Showground spoke to a number of patrons who had been strip searched by officers before being ejected from the venue.<ref>{{Cite news|last=VICE Staff|first=|date=12 June 2018|title=NSW Cops Evicted People Who Didn't Have Drugs From 'Above & Beyond'|work=Vice|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzkxde/nsw-cops-evicted-people-who-didnt-have-drugs-from-above-and-beyond}}</ref> One woman told [[SBS World News|SBS News]] she was made to "strip and squat" after a positive indication from a drug detection dog,
[[File:Sydney Olympic Park Ban Notice.jpg|left|thumb|226x226px|A 6 month ban notice allegedly handed to a patron who was ejected from the Above and Beyond performance at Sydney Showground]]
Shortly after the event, photos were circulated on social media from an Above and Beyond attendee who claimed to have been issued with a ban notice prohibiting entry to the Sydney Olympic Park precinct for 6 months. Speaking to the Hack Program on Triple J, the man said he had been stopped by a drug detection dog before being strip searched by officers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dias|first=Avani|date=12 June 2018|title=Sniffer dog update: five people without drugs refused entry at Sydney gig|work=Triple J Hack |publisher=ABC |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/five-refused-entry-from-sydney-concert-after-tough-sniffer-dog/9860238}}</ref> Responding to questions from news.com.au, a spokesperson for NSW Police rejected suggestions that the man had been banned from Sydney Olympic Park on the basis of the drug detection dog indication, instead citing "offensive behaviour" while also claiming that the man had tried to enter the event without a ticket. A Sniff Off volunteer who was present at the Above and Beyond performance contested those claims, instead suggesting that the notice had been issued after the man and his four friends began arguing with the officers who had conducted the search.<ref name=":20" /> Despite controversy surrounding the practice, NSW Police continued to issue ban notices to patrons at subsequent music festivals.
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