Mother of four jailed after attempting to smuggle drugs into Cheshire music festival

A 35-year-old mother of four has been jailed after she caught smuggling illegal drugs into the Creamfields music festival in Cheshire.

Sian Bullock appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday 16 May, where she was sentenced to three years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

The case against her began on Saturday 26th August 2023 when Bullock, of Halton Avenue, Thornton Cleverley, Lancashire, attended the event in Daresbury on Saturday 26th August 2023.

After entering the security tent at the north gate entrance, she was stopped by security staff due to a positive indication by a drugs dog.

Bullock was taken to a private area by officers where she admitted that she had two kinder egg containers secreted in her vagina which contained 64 MDMA tablets. Police estimated that the drugs had a potential value of up to £630.

In questioning Bullock claimed that she didn’t know what the drugs were, but that she had purchased them for personal use.

Despite her claim, she was later charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

During the sentencing hearing, the judge stated that while Bullock had admitted her guilt and the fact that she is a mother of four children, she knew what she was doing was wrong and a custodial sentence was the only option.

Following Bullock’s sentencing, Police Constable Lisa Green said:

"Every year, we and the Creamfields events and security teams do our utmost to ensure that everyone attending the festival can have a safe and enjoyable time, and for the most part festivalgoers have respected the laws.

"Bullock will have no doubt been aware of these laws and the restrictions at Creamfields and would have had ample opportunity to re-think her actions before it was too late, with amnesty bins and surrender points placed at all festival entries, but she decided to run the risk - which did not pay off.

“As a result of her selfish actions that day, she is now behind bars and her four children will now be without their mother for a considerable period of time.

"Anyone who, like Bullock, decides to risk bringing illegal drugs into Cheshire should seriously reconsider their choices, as we will always take swift and robust action, and they will be dealt with to the full extent of the law."