Fourteen people have been charged with drug-related offences, following a police operation at the Rolling Loud music festival held at Sydney Olympic Park overnight.
The police operation involved officers from Central Metropolitan Region and South West Metropolitan Region, assisted by specialist units including the Dog Unit, Licensing Police, and Police Transport Command.
A total of 14 people have been charged with drug-related offences. A further nine people have been issued with drug criminal infringement notices, four people were issued cannabis cautions, six juvenile cautions were also issued, and one warning was given to a juvenile.
271 people searched with 14 people charged, of those, 13 people were charged with possess prohibited drug and the remaining person was charged with supply prohibited drugs.
A 17-year-old girl, from North Nowra, has been charged with supply prohibited drug (MDMA), possess prohibited drug (x3), deal with proceeds of crime, and goods in personal custody suspected being stolen. Police will allege she had 27 MDMA tablets in her possession. She was granted conditional bail to appear at a children's court on Thursday 7 March 2019.
A total of 12 people have been issued with Field Court Attendance Notices (FCANs) for possess a prohibited drug, and 46 people were ejected, additional 23 people were ejected for intoxication.
A range of illicit drugs were seized including MDMA, and cannabis.
Ten people were taken to Westmead Hospital with seven of these people suspected of drug and alcohol use and the remaining three with injuries sustained at the event.
