A DRUG dealer tried to smuggle crack cocaine and ecstasy into Creamfields Music Festival.

Connor George, 24, was caught entering the Daresbury festival with the class A drugs last year.

He appeared before Chester Crown Court last month after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of ecstasy, a controlled class A drug, and possessing with intent to supply crack cocaine, a controlled class A drug.

George, of Cwmaman, Aberdare, was handed a 32-month prison sentence.

Due to the number of drug possession and supply cases every year, police use a number of measures to clamp down on those who attempt to smuggle drugs inside.

This includes dozens of warning posters leading to the entrance, amnesty bins and sniffer dogs – all of which were ignored by the 24-year-old.

Judges have previously spoken of the ‘enormous drain’ that policing drugs at Creamfields has on Cheshire taxpayers.

More than 150 officers attend the festival on each of the four days it runs to crack down on illegal activity.

One judge said: “It is quite an operation to try and tackle this issue.

“Those who involve themselves in the traffic of class A drugs at this festival must understand that when they are caught, they will face significant punishment.

“In past years, people have lost their lives at the festival and suffered serious injuries from taking class A drugs.”