Chorley man jailed after trying to sneak drugs into Creamfields

A man from Chorley has been jailed after trying to sneak cocaine, ketamine and MDMA into Creamfields festival.

Liam Dodd has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs (MDMA), possession with intent to supply Class B drugs (Ketamine) and possession of cocaine and nitrous oxide.

Dodd was searched at the Daresbury festival entrance on 22nd August 2024, after a detection dog drew attention to him.

A Cheshire Police officer in the festival was made aware and found:

• X3 large nitrous oxide canisters, canisters nozzles and balloons
• Several quantities of cocaine in various sized bags
• Between 70 and 80 purple tablets, later found to be MDMA

Dodd told officers in a police interview that he was planning to share them among friends but was not paid to take the drugs in.

“Year after year, we and the team at Creamfields make it abundantly clear that anyone attempting to bring illegal substances into the festival will face the full extent of the law", Police Constable Tony Icke, of the Creamfields Post Event Investigation Team, said.

He continued “Whilst the majority of festivalgoers are respectful of this, we continue to see a brazen few attempting to bring drugs of all classes into Creamfields, thinking they can get inside without being detected."

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