POLICE have charged 24 suspects in relation to either possessing or supplying drugs at Creamfields music festival.

The alleged offences occurred during last year’s event, which was staged in Daresbury between August 25 and 28, attracting close to 70,000 people.

In the days that followed the festival, Cheshire Police confirmed that the 2022 Creamfields policing operation saw 39 arrests made for numerous offences.

A total of 209 crimes were reported for a variety of offences – the most common being drug-related, with a total of 135.

In total, 71 people were spoken to by officers in relation to the possession of illegal drugs and ejected from the site, with the force stating that they will be ‘dealt with through the criminal justice processes at a later stage’.

A further 42 people were dealt with via local resolution. They were not arrested, but it was recorded that they were involved in drugs.

Superintendent Sarah Heath, who led the policing operation for Creamfields 2022, said: “Around 69,000 people attended Creamfields 2022 between Thursday and Monday.

“It is a huge undertaking, and we worked with event organisers and security staff in a bid to prevent illegal drugs from getting into the site.

“There were drugs dogs at entrances and opportunities for illegal substances and weapons to be placed in surrender bins, along with an extensive search process by security personnel at entrances to the site.

“A conscious effort was made to target those who were intent on supplying illegal substances at the event – which accounted for more than half of the arrests made – while we made use of other options available to us such as community resolutions for lower-level offences.

“All of those who were arrested and are being investigated for drug offences will now have to face the consequences and pay the price for their actions.”

Creamfields music festival is staged in Daresbury

Creamfields music festival is staged in Daresbury

The below defendants have all been charged in relation to drug offences at Creamfields 2022, and their cases were listed for a first appearance before Warrington Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Tuesday.

  • Joshua Evans, 23 and of White Lion Close, Wrexham – charged with possession with intent to supply ketamine
  • Emily Rees, 25 and of Swn Yr Afon, Treorchy, south Wales – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA and ketamine
  • Charlotte Williams, 19 and of Narrow Lane, Wrexham – charged with possession with intent to supply ketamine and MDMA
  • Elisha Poole, 18 and of NFA – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA
  • Zach Black, 26 and of Leith View Road, Horsham, West Sussex – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA
  • James Molyneux, 24 and of Willow Road, Wigan – charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine
  • Anton Roberts, 20 and of The Glen, Runcorn – charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine
  • Samuel Brewin, 25 and of Durley Chine Drive, Hasland, Chesterfield – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA
  • Harry Morgan, 23 and of Fairfield Road, Croydon – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA and ketamine
  • William Magee, 19 and of Pilots Way, New Brighton – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA
  • Callum Wright, 26 and of The Calvers, Runcorn – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA and cocaine
  • George Chapman, 24 and of Belsize Road, Harrow – charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and MDMA
  • Elise Day, 19 and of Bridge of Weir Road, Paisley, Scotland – charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine
  • Oscar Armistead, 28 and of Clougha Avenue, Lancaster – charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and MDMA
  • Connor Scott, 23 and of Cheviot Crescent, Dundee – charged with possession with intent to supply ketamine
  • Lewis Mcivor, 21 and of Duntreath Grove, Glasgow – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA and possession of cocaine
  • Alan Fettes, 23 and of Laird Street, Dundee – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA and cocaine
  • Corrie Calver, 21 and of NFA – charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine
  • Bentley Lang-Cole, 20 and of Bedford Street South, Liverpool – charged with possession with intent to supply cathinone derivative and possession of ketamine
  • Ana Catarina Nogueira de Melo, 22 and of Grove Road, Isleworth, London – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA, ketamine and chloromethcathinone
  • Daniel Smith, 29 and of Darby Street, Rowley Regis, near Birmingham – charged with possession of MDMA, cocaine and ketamine
  • Ashley Williams, 28 and of NFA – possession of cannabis, 2C-B, MDMA and cocaine
  • Andrew Wilkinson, 20 and of Park Road, Wigan – charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine, MDMA and ketamine
  • John Conaghan, 18 and of Rosewood Place, Glasgow – charged with possession with intent to supply MDMA