Police have issued a stern warning to punters heading to Splendour In The Grass this week, saying anyone caught being involved in any illegal or unsafe activities will be dealt with swiftly.
Festival-goers are expected to arrive in Byron Bay from tomorrow ahead of Splendour kicking off on Friday and NSW police have advised that a "high-visibility police operation", as well as drug-detection drugs, will be active across the weekend.
"We want everyone to have a great time but we won't tolerate behaviour that risks the safety of others," Detective Superintendent Wayne Starling said in a statement.
"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.
"Festival-goers who choose to do the wrong thing, breach the event's terms and conditions or risk the safety of other music fans, will be quickly identified and dealt with accordingly."
"Those who try to bring illegal drugs into the festival can expect to be caught and dealt with swiftly by police, and anyone who attends the festival affected by drugs or alcohol may be refused entry."
Starling adds, "We are not the fun police but we want Splendour to be an incident-free event.
"Be warned that if you choose to break the law, disrupt other festival-goers or create issues for the local community – you can expect to be arrested."
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