A 20-YEAR-old who destroyed his chances at entering the Royal Marines and a first time offender are just two of the festival-goers jailed for drugs offences at Creamfields 2018.

As the Daresbury-based festival finishes for another year, three men are starting prison sentences after appearing in Chester Crown Court last Tuesday, almost one year after the offences were committed.

Nathan Eales, now 20, had entered Creamfields last year and was carrying snap bags containing white and brown powders.

Philip Hall, prosecuting the case, said text messages on Eales phone revealed he was at the festival to make money.

The court heard how he had MDMA to the value of £1,140 and cocaine.

Thomas Griffiths, defending Eales, said: "He has clearly made a catastrophic mistake, clearly an error in judgement.

"This was a 19-year-old male who made a mistake due to immaturity."

He told the court how Eales had attempted to join the Royal Marines and was devastated that that could no longer happen.

It was his first time before the court and he gave an early guilty plea.

Eales, of Bletchely Drive, Coventry, was sentenced to 32 months in custody.

Judge Simon Berkson told him: "Other than this offence you are a man with a good history from a good background."

Also appearing in Chester Crown Court for his first offence was Jacob Dey, 20, who was found with 37 bags of MDMA at the festival in 2018, which he was charging at £30 each, totalling £1,110.

Anna Pope, representing Dey, said he had pleaded guilty to the offence and showed full remorse for his actions.

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The court heard how Dey, of Ellenbrook Road, Swinton, had previously been drinking and using drugs and now accepts he had a problem.

Ms Pope added: "For the past 12 months, this has been something which has laid on his shoulders.

"He is a young man who now leads a very different lifestyle."

Judge Simon Berkson, sentencing Dey, said: "You pleaded guilty at the first opportunity to this offence.

"No-one appearing before the court for such offences can say that they did not know what would happen to them if they bought drugs into the festival.

"Many people have taken time to write good character references on your behalf.

"They are clearly shocked at what you did."

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Dey will serve 28 months in custody for possession with intent to supply class a drugs.

Meanwhile, Daniel Dawrant, of Torpoint Close, Liverpool will serve 12 months in custody after he was found with ketamine and nitrous oxide at the 2018 festival to sell.

Philip Hall, prosecuting, said he was seen wearing a high visibility jacket, holding a clipboard and sniffing something from his hand on the last day of Creamfields.

Julian Nutter, defending Dawrant, stressed that he had come clean and admitted the offence.

The court heard how he was ashamed of his actions and has said he will never get involved in anything like this again.