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| 'Dangerous' drug found at V Festival in Staffordshire | 'Dangerous' drug found at V Festival in Staffordshire |
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| A potentially dangerous drug has been found at V Festival. | A potentially dangerous drug has been found at V Festival. |
| Police said the drug tested at Weston Park, Staffordshire, contained "really serious chemicals that would have a severe adverse effect". | Police said the drug tested at Weston Park, Staffordshire, contained "really serious chemicals that would have a severe adverse effect". |
| The chemicals, pentylone and N-ethylpentylone, had been found recently at other music festivals and had made people ill, they said. | The chemicals, pentylone and N-ethylpentylone, had been found recently at other music festivals and had made people ill, they said. |
| Since the event started on Friday 13 people have been arrested for offences including drug dealing and theft. | Since the event started on Friday 13 people have been arrested for offences including drug dealing and theft. |
| A 17-year-old boy was arrested for trying to smuggle 200 tablets in a bag he was carrying into the Staffordshire event. | A 17-year-old boy was arrested for trying to smuggle 200 tablets in a bag he was carrying into the Staffordshire event. |
| Supt Martin Brereton, leading the Staffordshire police operation, said overall "in the first 24 hours [we] have seen very little crime and have proven that our security and policing operation is working well". | |
| He warned festival-goers that taking the powder or crystals would lead to nausea, vomiting, hypothermia and general agitation. | He warned festival-goers that taking the powder or crystals would lead to nausea, vomiting, hypothermia and general agitation. |
| People who had consumed it at other events needed urgent medical attention, police said. | People who had consumed it at other events needed urgent medical attention, police said. |
| Organisers said the drugs were likely to be sold as MDMA and warned people to be vigilant and contact police if offered the substance. | Organisers said the drugs were likely to be sold as MDMA and warned people to be vigilant and contact police if offered the substance. |
| Jay Z is headlining at the Staffordshire and Essex festivals on consecutive nights. | Jay Z is headlining at the Staffordshire and Essex festivals on consecutive nights. |
| Emergency crews at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, said most people they had helped were suffering from blisters and dehydration. | Emergency crews at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, said most people they had helped were suffering from blisters and dehydration. |