Low levels of crime in first 24 hours of V Festival, police say

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V Festival
West Midlands
Staffordshire
Saturday 19 August 2017 at 4:35pm

Police have made 13 arrests in the first day of V Festival. Credit: ITV News Central

Police have arrested 13 people for offences including drug dealing and theft in the first day of V Festival.

The annual event held at Weston Park in Staffordshire has so far seen officers arrest festival-goers, with ages ranging from 16-26, for possession of drugs including MDMA, ecstasy, cannabis, cocaine and ketamine.

Aside from drug-related offences, other arrests have been made for offences such as breach of bail conditions and theft.

Superintendent Martin Brereton, commander for the police operation at V, said: