Police have issued a warning to punters heading to Splendour In The Grass this weekend, saying anybody caught with drugs will have their tickets confiscated along with the illicit substances.

As News Corp reports, police are planning an extensive operation over the three days of the festival, insisting punters caught with drugs will not simply have the drugs confiscated and be allowed to move on.

“There will be a highly visible police presence throughout the whole festival, both within the festival precinct and outside,” said Det Insp Brendon Cullen, the Tweed-Byron local area command crime manager.

“Police are warning festivalgoers that those who turn up with illicit drugs will be palmed from the venue. We’re not there as killjoys but we also have a role to play in law enforcement – especially anti-social or violent behaviour will not be tolerated.”

“If people come in thinking they’re going to be supplying drugs or having a free run with making it a drug festival, they should be concerned that they are likely to be detected and ­removed from the festival.”

“A lot of young people associate music festivals with drug taking and the concern we have is that they don’t know what it is they’re taking,” he said.

“While they may think it’s just a harmless pill, the fact remains … people taking pills have been known to have adverse reactions and die.”

Splendour In The Grass 2016 is set to kick off this Friday before concluding on Sunday. A turnout of 36,000 punters is expected to arrive at the North Byron Parklands to see a lineup featuring The Avalanches, The Strokes, and The Cure.

Event organisers confirmed to News Corp that they are committed to working with police to crack down on the use and supply of drugs at the festival and that they have a strict ‘no drugs’ policy in their tickets terms and conditions.

Last year saw police arrest 92 punters on various drug offences (a small number compared to the similarly sold-out turnout Splendour saw last year), seizing 468g worth of illicit substances.

Splendour In The Grass 2016

The Strokes (only Aus show)
The Cure
Flume
The Avalanches (only Aus show)
James Blake
At The Drive-In
Violent Soho
Hermitude
Band of Horses
Sigur Ros (only Aus show)
Santigold
Matt Corby
Sticky Fingers
Boy & Bear
Courtney Barnett
Jake Bugg
The 1975
Leon Bridges
Duke Dumont (DJ set)
James Vincent McMorrow (only Aus show)
The Kills
The Preatures
What So Not
Years And Years
Gang Of Youths
Illy
Peter, Bjorn & John
Band Of Horses
Golden Features
Crystal Fighters
Ball Park Music
Tegan & Sara
DMA’S
Jack Garratt
Hayden James
City Calm Down
Snakehips
Mark Lanegan
Michael Kiwanuka
Jagwar Ma
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
The Jungle Giants
The Internet
Motez
Marlon Williams
Lido
Emma Louise
Kim Churchill
Nothing But Thieves
Lapsley
Kacy Hill
Slumberjack
Robert Forster (10 Years On)
Beach Slang
Urthboy
Little May
Boo Seeka
Ganz
Spring King
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Fat White Family
Total Giovanni
Methyl Ethel
Slum Sociable
L D R U
In Loving Memory of Szymon
Blossoms
High Tension
Roland Tings
Sampa The Great
The Wild Feathers
Harts
Ngaiire
Montaigne
Tired Lion
Green Buzzard
Jess Kent
Gold Class
Lucy Cliche
Opiuo
Mall grab
Dom Dolla
Paces
Just A Gent
Dro Carey
Running Touch
Wafia
World Champipn
Sui Zhen
Remi
Nicole Millar
Dreller
Feki
Kllo
Banoffee
Moonbase Comander
The Meeting Tree
Twinsy
Purple Sneaker DJs
Human Movement
Planete
Swick
Amateur Dance
Ribongia
triple j Unearthed winners

Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th July 2016
North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay
Tickets: Splendour In The Grass

Photo: Jerad Williams

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