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Drugs dug up at Creamfields site ahead of music festival
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Police discovered over 200 canisters of nitrous oxide and large quantities of ecstasy, MDMA, and ketamine tablets buried underground at the Creamfields Festival site in Daresbury, Cheshire, ahead of the event.
- The festival, expected to attract more than 80,000 music fans, has a strict zero-tolerance policy on drugs, with authorities conducting thorough pre-event searches.
- Superintendent Andy Blizard highlighted that individuals attempting to hide drugs months in advance are frequently caught, and more buried drugs are expected to be found as searches continue.
- Police urged anyone who buried belongings at the site to contact them to retrieve their items, emphasizing ongoing efforts to prevent crime and maintain safety during the festival.
