Police operation concludes at Splendour in the Grass 2023

Offcers have commended the behaviour of festival attendees at Splendour in the Grass this weekend, as the police operation concludes.

A high-visibility police operation was conducted over the fourday event, targeting illicit drug use and supply, alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour.

The operation commenced on Thursday 20 July 2023, fnishing on Sunday 23 July 2023, and involved offcers from Tweed/ Byron Police District, Northern Region general duties offcers, the NSW Police Dog Unit and other specialist commands.

NSW Police also worked closely with the organisers of the festival and other stakeholders to ensure the safety and wellbeing of festival attendees.

Overall, those who attended the Splendour in the Grass music festival were well behaved, with the vast majority of people complying with police directions.

During the operation, police detected and seized a number of drugs with assistance from the Dog Unit, including cannabis, MDMA capsules, psilocybin (mushrooms), ecstasy tablets, methylamphetamine and white powder believed to be cocaine.

As a result of these detections, 42 Future Court Attendance Notices were issued, as well as 36 Criminal Infringement Notices and 31 Cannabis Cautions.

Incidents of note include:

On Saturday 22 July 2023, police received information in relation to illicit drugs allegedly contained within a vehicle.

Following inquiries, police attended a camp site nearby, where they executed a search of a vehicle, where they allegedly located MDMA, cannabis, ketamine, and $6500 cash, as well as suspected drug paraphernalia, including scales and resealable bags. A 23-year-old Mooball woman was charged with two counts of supply prohibited drug, possess prohibited drug, possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, and recklessly deal with proceeds of crime. She was granted conditional bail to appear before Byron Bay Local Court