Authorities in the region are probing claims that several women were drugged with GHB at the annual Western festival.

Multiple women claim they were jabbed with needles without their knowledge during the event.

GHB is a sedative.

Provincial officers confirm an active probe into these reports.

Provincial police are now examining the claims made by the victims who have come forward.

The investigators have declined to give any new information.

They have not stated the count of individuals reported the injections.

The inquiry is ongoing.