TWENTY men and women have been charged in connection with the supply of class A and B drugs at Creamfields.

The suspects have been charged with the supply of illicit substances such as crack cocaine, cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine, amphetamine and the hallucinogenic 2CB at the 2021 edition of the Daresbury dance music festival.

They include 33-year-old David Bemrose, of Lymmington Avenue in Lymm.

All 20 defendants are due to appear before Warrington Magistrates Court today, Monday, in order to face these charges.

They are:

  • Jean Allen-Royal, 28, of London – charged with attempting to possess ecstasy with intent to supply
  • David Bemrose, 33, of Lymm – charged with attempting to possess ecstasy with intent to supply and possession of cocaine and ecstasy
  • David Bond, 22, of Oxford – charged with attempting to possess ketamine with intent to supply
  • Bradley Coppard, 20, of Chester – charged with attempting to possess ecstasy with intent to supply
  • Kyle Dymock-Courts, 23, of Birmingham – charged with possession of ecstasy with intent to supply and possession of cannabis
  • Jamie Fisher, 22, of Brighton – charged with possession of ecstasy, ketamine and amphetamine with intent to supply
  • Connor George, 23, of Aberdare in South Wales – charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of ecstasy
  • Marcus Grice, 20, of Ellesmere Port – charged with possession of ketamine with intent to supply
  • Daniel Hartley, 34, of Morecambe – charged with possession of ecstasy with intent to supply
  • Courtney Healy, 21, of Maesteg in South Wales – charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of ecstasy
  • Cory Jones, 21, of Caerphilly in South Wales – charged with possession of cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine with intent to supply
  • Daniel Jones, 18, of Ammanford in South Wales – charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply
  • Sean Kinley, 19, of Runcorn – charged with possession of ketamine with intent to supply
  • Declan Latimer, 20, of Blyth in Northumberland – charged with attempting to possess ecstasy with intent to supply and possession of cannabis
  • Guillermo Marchant, 27, of Preston – charged with attempting to possess ecstasy with intent to supply and possession of cocaine and cannabis
  • Cai Stephens, 19, of Bridgend in South Wales – charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply
  • Mark Stubbs, 42, of Plymouth – charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply
  • Reiss White, 30, of Tamworth in the West Midlands – charged with possession of ecstasy with intent to supply
  • Kiera Wilson, 25, of Sunderland – charged with possession of ecstasy with intent to supply
  • Adedeji Wood, 22, of Newport in South Wales – charged with possession of cocaine, ecstasy, 2CB and ketamine with intent to supply

Cheshire Police previously revealed that a total of 106 criminal offences were reported over the course of last year’s festival, which took place over the August bank holiday weekend.

Twenty-nine festivalgoers were arrested, while the force also stated that a further 27 faced potential prosecution after being removed from the site.

But officers thanked the majority of law-abiding attendees.

Superintendent Simon Parsonage, who led the policing operation for Creamfields 2021, said: “I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the vast majority of festivalgoers for their cooperation and their behaviour on their return to enjoying a big music event and for all the agencies that worked together so well throughout.

“At its peak, almost 70,000 people attended and considering the numbers it's fair to say that crime and levels of disorder were low.

“People were in good spirits, clearly revelling in the opportunity to enjoy events of this nature again after previous cancellations because of the pandemic.

“We recognised that dance festivals of this nature tend to be associated with increased prevalence of drugs and, by working with other agencies in the run-up and during the weekend, we have sought to address this. We had in place a clear surrender policy followed by targeted searches at all entrances.”