A man has been charged with several drugs offences at a popular festival in Oxfordshire.

Lloyd Smythe, aged 36, of Tabard Garden Estate in Southwark London, has been charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine, cathinone derivative, ketamine; and supplying a psychoactive substance at Wilderness Festival, in Cornbury.  

The charges relate to allegations that an offender was suspected of selling drugs at the festival in Cornbury on August 6, 2021.

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Smythe is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on September 13.

Several people have been arrested either on suspicion of dealing drugs, or having dealt drugs at Wilderness festival over the years.

Including a man from Warwickshire, and woman from London and a man from Bloxham at the 2014 event.

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

Get in touch with him by emailing: Matthew.norman@newsquest.co.uk

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