Huge stashes of illegal drugs have been found buried underground at a UK music festival site a few days before the event was due to begin.

More than 80,000 music fans will head to Creamfields Festival in Cheshire, from Thursday.

About 204 canisters of nitrous oxide and large bags containing ecstasy, MDMA and ketamine tablets were dug up by police during a pre-event search of the grounds.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacked the ongoing investigation.

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Huge stashes of illegal drugs have been found buried underground at a UK music festival site a few days before the event was due to begin.
More than 80,000 music fans will head to Creamfields Festival in Cheshire, from Thursday.
About 204 canisters of nitrous oxide and large bags containing ecstasy, MDMA and ketamine tablets were dug up by police during a pre-event search of the grounds.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacked the ongoing investigation.
LISTEN ABOVE

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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the drugs dug up at site ahead of music festival

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