Mum-of-four locked up because of what she did with a Kinder Egg at festival
Sian Bullock, 35, from Fylde, was stopped by security at Creamfields festival, in Cheshire, and admitted that she had Kinder Eggs filled with drugs hidden in an intimate part of her body
A mum-of-four has been jailed after she was caught hiding drug-filled Kinder Eggs in an intimate part of her body at a music festival.
Sian Bullock, 35, attended the popular Creamfields festival in Daresbury, Cheshire, on August 26, 2023, where she was quickly caught. After entering the security tent at the north gate entrance, she was then stopped by security staff due to a positive indication by a drugs dog, a court heard.
The mum, from Thornton-Cleveleys in Fylde, was then taken to private area by officers where she admitted that she had two of the Kinder Egg containers secreted in her vagina which contained 64 MDMA tablets.
In questioning Bullock claimed that she didn't know what the drugs were, but told of how she had purchased them for personal use, Chester Crown Court heard. Despite her claim, she was later charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
Bullock, of Halton Avenue in Thornton-Cleveleys, appeared in court on May 16, where she was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to the offence, reported the Manchester Evening News.
During the sentencing hearing, the judge stated that while Bullock had admitted her guilt and the fact that she is a mother of four children, she knew what she was doing was wrong which meant a custodial sentence was the only option.
Following Bullock's sentencing, Police Constable Lisa Green of Cheshire Constabulary, said: "Every year, we and the Creamfields events and security teams do our utmost to ensure that everyone attending the festival can have a safe and enjoyable time, and for the most part festivalgoers have respected the laws.
"Bullock will have no doubt been aware of these laws and the restrictions at Creamfields and would have had ample opportunity to re-think her actions before it was too late, with amnesty bins and surrender points placed at all festival entries, but she decided to run the risk - which did not pay off.
'As a result of her selfish actions that day, she is now behind bars and her four children will now be without their mother for a considerable period of time.
"Anyone who, like Bullock, decides to risk bringing illegal drugs into Cheshire should seriously reconsider their choices, as we will always take swift and robust action, and they will be dealt with to the full extent of the law."
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