Overview
- Specialist teams searching the Daresbury grounds in the run-up to Creamfields recovered a sizeable buried haul of Class A, B and C drugs this week, including bags of ecstasy/MDMA, ketamine and about 204 nitrous‑oxide canisters.
- Officers published photographs of seized pills with distinctive markings to support enquiries and asked anyone who buried a rucksack or holdall and wants it returned to contact police.
- Cheshire Constabulary says pre-event ‘disruption’ searches will continue before gates open and that a visible policing presence will operate at the festival to deter on-site supply and protect public safety.
- Superintendent Andy Blizard described the find as evidence that some people try to hide drugs months in advance and warned police expect to uncover further quantities as searches proceed.
- Creamfields draws about 80,000 attendees over the bank‑holiday weekend, and the operation reflects a recurring pattern of attempts to smuggle or stash drugs at large UK festivals, which organisers and police routinely counter with searches and security measures.