Man caught with drugs at festival has been jailed

Suspect fled the country twice and was finally caught by Spanish police

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A MAN from Ireland who was caught with nearly 30 MDMA tablets at Creamfields in Daresbury in 2017 and then proceeded to flee the country twice while on bail, has finally been jailed.

On Sunday, August 27, 2017, Aaron Godfrey, 29, was stopped at the northern entrance of the Creamfields Festival site by security staff following a positive indication from a drug detection dog.

Godfrey, who was 21 at the time, was taken by security staff to have his hands swabbed for traces of drugs, during which he attempted to dispose of a small package containing orange tablets.

Staff spotted the package and questioned Godfrey about its contents, to which he replied that it contained ecstasy tablets.

He went on to say that he had initially had the tablets hidden in his trousers but moved them to the inside of his jacket as they had fallen out on his journey to the festival.

Godfrey was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, and at this arrest he told officers the 27 tablets in the package were for personal usage and he intended to take them himself at the festival - which was due to conclude just six hours later.