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What are these drugs?

MDMA, ecstasy, and ketamine are all controlled substances in the UK, meaning they're illegal to possess, supply, or produce. Ecstasy is often a street name for MDMA, a stimulant and hallucinogen. Ketamine is an anaesthetic with dissociative effects. Nitrous oxide, also known as 'laughing gas', is also illegal to supply for recreational use. These are the substances police found at Creamfields.

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Police find MDMA, ecstasy, ketamine buried at Creamfields site

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