Cheshire Police have discovered a "large quantity" of drugs buried in the grounds at Creamfields ahead of this year's festival. The find included approximately 204 canisters of nitrous oxide, as well as large bags containing ecstasy, MDMA and ketamine tablets.
Pre-event searches uncover hidden drugs
Creamfields 2026 is taking place in Daresbury this week, with up to 80,000 music fans expected at the annual event from Thursday, August 27 to Monday, August 31. During the festival, Cheshire Police have said its officers will be supporting the Creamfields festival and security staff by providing a visible presence to prevent incidents of crime and disorder from occurring.
As part of the pre-event disruption work, a number of searches of the site area are carried out by specialist officers. These searches will continue in the run up to the event. The first week of pre-event searches of the grounds concluded with officers uncovering a "sizeable quantity" of class A, B and C drugs that had been hidden and buried at the festival site.
Zero-tolerance policy reminder
Superintendent Andy Blizard, who is overseeing the Creamfields policing operation, said: "Every year we remind those attending Creamfields that there is a zero-tolerance policy regarding drugs and, every year, we counter a number of brazen individuals who think they can outsmart us by concealing drugs from view or burying them at the site months in advance.
"Our specialist search teams have spent a considerable amount of time combing the grounds of the Creamfields site ahead of festival's opening later this week.
"We fully expect to find further quantities as our searches continues, leaving many of those who chose to bury these items very much disappointed to find them no longer where left them when they arrive at the festival do dig them back up
"Anyone who has buried a rucksack or hold-all bag at the site and would like it back is asked to get in contact with us - officers have already begun conducting enquiries to identify their owners and look forward to speaking to them soon."
