Hundreds of bottles of booze and cannisters of 'hippy crack' were confiscated to stop revellers using a beauty spot "like an Ibiza nightclub", police have said. Large sound systems were also seized from crowds of youths who flocked to Richmond Falls, North Yorks., a picturesque series of waterfalls along the River Swale.
North Yorkshire Police said some had travelled from as far as County Durham and Middlesbrough to take part in the revelry. Officers issued dispersal orders and made one arrest, the force said.
Inspector Martin Metcalfe said: "As temperatures soared well into the 30s and hundreds congregated at Richmond Falls, my team and I took action to prevent crime and antisocial behaviour as well as all the litter and mess this leaves behind. Residents quite rightly don't want their town to be used like an Ibiza nightclub and we're doing something about it."
