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| Illegal rave broken up by police | Illegal rave broken up by police |
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| Around 50 people are still at the scene of an illegal rave which has been taking place at a forest between Newport and Chepstow in south Wales. | Around 50 people are still at the scene of an illegal rave which has been taking place at a forest between Newport and Chepstow in south Wales. |
| Gwent Police drafted in extra help to disperse the estimated 3,000 people and around 1,000 vehicles at the illegal gathering in Wentwood Forest. | Gwent Police drafted in extra help to disperse the estimated 3,000 people and around 1,000 vehicles at the illegal gathering in Wentwood Forest. |
| Officers plan to move those still left at the site on Monday morning and make sure no-one else gets onto it. | Officers plan to move those still left at the site on Monday morning and make sure no-one else gets onto it. |
| Five people have been arrested for public order offences. | |
| Officers have also seized 10 large trucks containing powerful sound equipment. | Officers have also seized 10 large trucks containing powerful sound equipment. |
| Police worked with the fire service and the Forestry Commission to break up the crowds after they were first alerted to the illegal rave on Saturday night. | Police worked with the fire service and the Forestry Commission to break up the crowds after they were first alerted to the illegal rave on Saturday night. |
| We're expecting a huge tidy-up operation with litter and debris, there's been a fire Doug Ellerby, Forestry Commission Wales | We're expecting a huge tidy-up operation with litter and debris, there's been a fire Doug Ellerby, Forestry Commission Wales |
| The Gwent force called in officers from Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire, West Mercia and South Wales police to help. | The Gwent force called in officers from Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire, West Mercia and South Wales police to help. |
| Supt Jon Burley said they had used "positive policing" to deal with the situation. | Supt Jon Burley said they had used "positive policing" to deal with the situation. |
| "There will be no reoccurrence of the rave in Wentwood over the Easter weekend so they (residents) can enjoy the rest of their Easter," he said. | "There will be no reoccurrence of the rave in Wentwood over the Easter weekend so they (residents) can enjoy the rest of their Easter," he said. |
| Specialist officers were sent out overnight to stop and speak to people at the scene and take details of their vehicles after it was decided it was unsafe, because of the numbers involved, to enforce legal action against those taking part in the rave. | Specialist officers were sent out overnight to stop and speak to people at the scene and take details of their vehicles after it was decided it was unsafe, because of the numbers involved, to enforce legal action against those taking part in the rave. |
| Tidy-up operation | Tidy-up operation |
| The fire service, who were called in to tackle a blaze on scrubland in the forest on Sunday, and the Forestry Commission also assisted. | The fire service, who were called in to tackle a blaze on scrubland in the forest on Sunday, and the Forestry Commission also assisted. |
| Doug Ellerby from the commission said: "We had thousands of vehicles in the forest at Wentwood and we're expecting a huge tidy-up operation with litter and debris, there's been a fire. | Doug Ellerby from the commission said: "We had thousands of vehicles in the forest at Wentwood and we're expecting a huge tidy-up operation with litter and debris, there's been a fire. |
| "We will have to assess the damage and it's going to be a busy week for the Forestry Commission down at Wentwood." | "We will have to assess the damage and it's going to be a busy week for the Forestry Commission down at Wentwood." |