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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 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, Devon, was reported on Friday morning. | The rave at Cadover Bridge on Dartmoor, Devon, was reported on Friday morning. |
| 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 were found parked near stages set up in a quarry, police said. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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". | 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". |
| Ch Supt Matt Longman said the force had been concerned "both for the people in attendance and the impact on the local community." | |
| 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. | South West Ambulance said it treated a patient at the rave in the early hours of Friday morning for minor injuries. |