A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a class A drug and assaulting an emergency worker after two illegal raves took place over the weekend. The events were attended by hundreds of people near Luxborough, at Dunkery Beacon and Kennisham Wood in Exmoor.
Pictures taken at the scene show cars parked on both sides of the B3224, with rubbish and boxes of nitrous dioxide canisters scattered across the verges. Sam, a farmer in the Luxborough area, said that people were defecating in his fields and outside his house.
Despite officers seizing sound equipment from the Dunkery Beacon event, those who attended the Kennisham Wood rave cleared up the site on 1 April. A police spokesperson says inquiries are ongoing into potential public nuisance offences and that road closures were put in place to preserve public safety and minimise disruption.
The aftermath of these illegal raves has caused significant damage, according to reports. Young livestock fields have been used as toilets and the verges and roadsides have been littered with rubbish, drugs, bottles, and boxes. The lack of respect and care for the area and its residents has resulted in significant disruption and possible public safety concerns
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