Bad boy, bad girl... what'cha gonna do?
Folks headed to Splendour In The Grass this weekend should note that New South Wales police will be conducting 'high-visibility operations' targeting 'illegal drug use and supply, as well as alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour'.
The Dog Unit, including drug-detection dogs, will be involved as well as the Public Order and Riot Squad, the Mounted Unit, Operations Support Group, and Traffic and Highway Patrol Command.
Tweed/Byron Local Area Commander, Detective Superintendent Wayne Starling, said police have been working closely with event organisers and other stakeholders to ensure the safety of all event staff, performers and music fans throughout the festival.
“Splendour in the Grass has become one of the most popular annual music festival events in the country,” Det Supt Starling said. “We want everyone to have a great time but we won’t tolerate behaviour that risks the safety of others.
“Large numbers of both uniformed and plain-clothes police with drug-detection dogs will be patrolling the entire event footprint – they are on site to ensure the event is safe for everyone.
“Our officers will be targeting anyone involved with illegal drug use and supply, underage drinking, alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour."
While it may appear to be a tad OTT with the police presence, the police are there to do a serious job... protecting the lives of EVERYONE involved with and/ or attending the festival. “We are not the fun police but we want Splendour to be an incident-free event,” Det Supt Starling said.
