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Police block roads to shut down Dartmoor illegal rave Police block roads to shut down Dartmoor illegal rave
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Police have blocked off roads to shut down an illegal rave involving hundreds of people. Police blocked off roads to shut down an illegal rave involving hundreds of people.
The rave at Cadover Bridge on Dartmoor was reported on Friday and officers were "working to close the event down". The rave at Cadover Bridge on Dartmoor, Devon, was reported on Friday morning.
Sgt Rob Wilson, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said it was a large-scale illegal rave and "not a place for a peaceful post-Christmas dog walk". Two people have been arrested and hundreds of cars were found parked near stages set up in a quarry, police said.
Two people have been arrested and hundreds of cars have been parked near stages set up in a quarry. Officers also found stolen nitrous oxide canisters and a large amount of waste, including human excrement, in the surrounding area. Closed roads have since reopened.
Ch Supt Matt Longman said: "Our concerns are both for the people in attendance and the impact on the local community. Sgt Rob Wilson, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said it was a large-scale illegal party and "not a place for a peaceful post-Christmas dog walk".
"We are currently at the scene working with members of the public to bring about closing the event down. Ch Supt Matt Longman said the force had been concerned for "both for the people in attendance and the impact on the local community."
"Local roads are currently gridlocked and there is limited access for emergency vehicles to attend should they be needed."
Local roads in the area have been closed.
Police said they had arrested an 18-year-old man, from Wilshire, for possession of Class A and C drugs and a 27-year-old man, from Kingskerswell, Devon, for driving under the influence.Police said they had arrested an 18-year-old man, from Wilshire, for possession of Class A and C drugs and a 27-year-old man, from Kingskerswell, Devon, for driving under the influence.
There was also a minor single-vehicle crash at the site of the rave but no one was injured, officers added.There was also a minor single-vehicle crash at the site of the rave but no one was injured, officers added.
South West Ambulance said it treated a patient at the rave in the early hours of Friday morning for minor injuries.