A man has been arrested trying to enter the Parklife site with a knife and a 'quantity of pills' after being stopped by security staff with sniffer dogs. The first arrest at this year's festival comes as the cop in charge of policing the festival warned criminals: "Don't bother coming."
The 24-year-old suspect is being questioned by police over possession of Class A drugs and possession of a bladed article. Supt Phil Spurgeon said: "Our message to the criminals is quite simply don't bother coming to Parklife.
"We have a really robust police and partnership community safety operation for the festival, and the arrest and seizure yesterday demonstrates the vigilance of security staff, our thorough search procedures and our commitment to keeping people safe.
