Police uncover a huge stash of nitrous oxide, MDMA and ketamine buried at the Creamfields site days before the festival opens. Police uncover huge drug stash buried at Creamfields site days before festival opens
LineupFirst reported yesterday, 07:58 / 5 outlets
Police uncover buried drug stash at Creamfields site ahead of festival
Officers found MDMA, ketamine, ecstasy and 204 nitrous oxide canisters at the Daresbury Estate site days before the August 27-30 event.
Headline written by Le Raver across 5 outlets. Each outlet’s own headline is on its report below.
The story
- Cheshire Constabulary discovered large bags of drugs during pre-event searches, with ecstasy pills stamped with various designs including Cornetto and football-related logos.
- The festival expects around 80,000 attendees over the bank holiday weekend and operates a zero-tolerance drug policy.
- Police superintendent Andy Blizard said officers anticipate finding more drugs as searches continue, and noted that people who buried items in advance will likely find them gone.
- Specialist search teams will continue sweeping the grounds throughout the event weekend.Reported by EDMTunes
Neutral summary of what outlets reported. It points to the sources below, it does not replace them.
Coverage breakdown
5 sources
5 original reporting
0 ran the press release
How this story was covered
5 tracked outlets have reported this story, first published yesterday, 07:58. We Rave You published first among the outlets Le Raver tracks. Coverage spread across the tracked outlets over 8h 32m. Of the 5 reports Le Raver has classified, 5 carried original reporting. That is 5 of the 26 outlets Le Raver tracks.
How it unfolded
- Yesterday, 07:58We Rave YouFirstPolice uncover huge drug stash buried at Creamfields site days before festival opens
- Yesterday, 13:20EDM Sauce+5h 21mPolice Dug Up a Buried Drug Stash at the Creamfields Site
- Yesterday, 15:46EDM.com+7h 48mPolice Dig Up Underground Drug Stash at Creamfields Site Ahead of Festival
- Yesterday, 16:31EDMTunes+8h 32mPolice Find Buried Drug Stash Ahead of Creamfields
- Filed today, 05:52 · outlet published no timestampDJ MagPolice discover stash of drugs buried underground at Creamfields site
The lineup
No lineup is on file for Creamfields yet. Le Raver stores a bill only when it can cite a public source for it, so the coverage below is the record for now.
Sources, in order of reporting
5 outletsPolice photos show green “Cornetto” and brown “It’s Coming Home” pills among the seized drugs
Cheshire Police unearthed a buried stash of nitrous, MDMA, ketamine and novelty-stamped pills at the Daresbury Estate days before Creamfields opens its gates. The post Police Dug Up a Buried Drug Stash at the Creamfields Site appeared first on EDM Sauce.
Police discovered and unearthed significant quantities of nitrous oxide, ecstasy, MDMA and ketamine less than 48 hours before the festival's start. The post Police Dig Up Underground Drug Stash at Creamfields Site Ahead of Festival appeared first on EDM.
In a major pre-festival operation, Cheshire Constabulary officers have uncovered a massive stash of illegal drugs buried underground at the Creamfields Festival site in Daresbury, Warrington. As reported by sources including BBC News, specialist search teams combed the festival g…