Festivalgoer jailed for attempting to smuggle drugs into Creamfields
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 12:02 · Archive
Matthew Clarkson was sentenced to three years in prison after being caught with over £4,000 worth of drugs hidden in a sock at Creamfields.
Matthew Clarkson, aged 25 from County Durham, was sentenced to three years in prison at Chester Crown Court after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine, 2C-B, MDMA and ketamine.
The offences occurred on 22 August during the second day of Creamfields at Daresbury. At around 5pm, a security officer saw Clarkson acting suspiciously as he left the campsite to enter the main arena. When asked if he was carrying drugs, he produced a snap bag containing traces of white powder. He then removed a black sock concealed in his trousers containing wraps of powder and pills.
The drugs were valued at approximately £600 of MDMA, £430 of 2C-B, up to £1,500 of cocaine, and up to £1,800 of ketamine, totalling £4,330. PC Lisa Green of Cheshire Police welcomed the sentence, stating that Clarkson 'would have had countless opportunities to dispose of the drugs before he entered Creamfields' and that those who ignore warnings against bringing drugs into the festival are 'dealt with robustly'.
How it is being reported
- Festivalgoer tried to smuggle more than £4k worth of drugs into CreamfieldsCreamfields reveller Matthew Clarkson jailed for three years after Cheshire Police found £4,330 of cocaine, MDMA, 2C-B and ketamine in a sock.Chester Standard · 16 Oct, 11:48
- Festivalgoer tried to smuggle more than £4k worth of drugs into CreamfieldsCreamfields reveller Matthew Clarkson jailed for three years after Cheshire Police found £4,330 of cocaine, MDMA, 2C-B and ketamine in a sock at Daresbury.Warrington Guardian · 16 Oct, 11:35
In this story: Matthew Clarkson · Creamfields · Daresbury · Chester Crown Court · Cheshire Police · County Durham
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