A Sheriff has hit out a rock festival’s drug culture after jailing a Fife man for dealing at the event
Jamie Robertson took £700-worth of illegal substances to T in the Park in a desperate bid to make money.
Unfortunately, the 24-year-old was picked out by security staff for a search at the entrance and raised suspicions when he tried to run away.
Robertson, of The Beeches, Lochgelly admitted that on July 8 last year, at Balado, he was involved in the supply of cocaine and trifuloromethylpiperazine.
Jailing him for six months, Sheriff Michael Fletcher said: “It’s even more serious taking into account where this took place because there’s a serious problem with the amount of drugs being used at these venues, particularly T in the Park.”
However, a T in the Park spokesperson said: “Of the 85,000 people that attend T in the Park each day over three days, the vast majority are there to have fun in a safe setting.
“The actions of a few individuals do not represent the overall positive behaviour of our festival-goers.”
Perth Sheriff Court heard how Robertson was seen to throw a number of items from his pocket into a secure area of the arena.
These were later recovered and Robertson, a labourer, was found to have 56 trifuloromethylpiperazine tablets similar to Ecstasy and 3.2 grammes of cocaine.
The pills were valued at £10 each, while the cocaine was valued at £150.
Ian Beatson, defending, told the court: “He (Robertson) was abusing drugs last year on a fairly serious basis. He had drug debts and foolishly decided to make money by selling drugs.
“They were pre-ordered. He had arranged to meet friends at T in the Park and had purchased the drugs to sell on to them.”
Mr Beatson said Robertson no longer took drugs since his arrest for the offence.