Creamfields drug operation by nan smuggling ketamine and ecstacy busted

Creamfields drug operation by nan smuggling ketamine and ecstacy bustedA festival drug op nan who was caught with £2,500 worth of illegal substances at the entrance of a major UK festival has had her sentence slashedNewsDamon Wilkinson and Elizabeta Ranxburgaj15:08, 06 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesNicole France was caught with ketamine and ecstasy at the entrance of a popular festival(Image: Cavendish Press)A nan was busted with thousands of pounds worth of drugs inside her vagina as she attempted to smuggle drugs into a popular UK music festival.‌Nicole France, 53, tried to smuggle ketamine and ecstasy into Creamfields festival, but she was caught out by a police sniffer dog. The grandma was stopped at the entrance of the popular dance music festival in Daresbury, Cheshire, and she admitted the crime.‌France was found with almost £2,500 worth of drugs hidden in her private area. She told cops that she had gone to the festival with a free ticket and planned to sneak illegal drugs in on the "instruction" of her dealer.‌View 2 ImagesThe nan tried to smuggle drugs into Creamfields(Image: Liverpool Echo)READ MORE: Horror UK prison with massive drug addiction and soaring suicides but rare hopeREAD MORE: Heinz factory worker 'took too many drugs' before cops found bullet inside jarThe nan, who travelled more than 220 miles away from her home in Surrey, claimed to police that the dealer told her: "You will do this for me". France, who previously studied at the London School of Science and Technology. appeared at Chester Crown Court in December and admitted possession of Class A and Class B drugs with intent to supply, according to Manchester Evening News.She has now however had her initial jail term slashed. The woman, last year, also pleaded not to be sent to jail saying she had a 12-year-old son living at home. Matthew Buckland, defending, told the court the gran, a past crack cocaine user who has 17 convictions for 35 offences dating back to 2000,...