Woman jailed for smuggling ecstasy to Creamfields
Molly Breen, 26, admitted she had drugs hidden inside her vagina when stopped by a police officer at the event in Daresbury, Cheshire, on 25 August 2023.
She claimed someone had asked her to bring them. However, Cheshire Police said her mobile phone data revealed she requested to buy the drugs from an unknown person a few months before the festival and there was no evidence of coercion.
Breen, from Wolston Way, Coventry, was jailed for two years and three months after pleading guilty at Chester Crown Court.
The drugs included 15 small snap bags and 74 tablets of ecstasy - also known as MDMA - with a total value of about £1,200.
Breen pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply MDMA.
Det Cons Neil Fleming, from Cheshire Police, described her actions as "foolish and dangerous".
"Breen would have had multiple opportunities to rethink what she was doing.
"Amnesty bins are in place for prohibited items and there is plenty of messaging discouraging people from trying to smuggle in drugs but, despite this, she still chose to go ahead."
He added that "while a large majority of Creamfields festivalgoers" were "respectful, those smuggling drugs into the event will be charged and dealt with by the courts".
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