Police have revealed that five arrests were made during this year’s Royal Cornwall Show.

As part of the proactive patrols on road networks near the Royal Cornwall Events Centre between June 6 and 8, Devon and Cornwall Police stopped 43 cars and carried out 30 roadside breath tests and drug wipes. This resulted in five people being arrested in connection with drink and/or drug driving offences.

The patrols also identified a total of 23 road policing offences, with two vehicles seized.

Just two days before the show began for another year, police encouraged those planning to attend the three-day event to ‘plan their journeys home’. They also reminded them of the potential consequences of being caught while driving under the influence.

Inspector Adam Stonehill said: “Following our plea to the public to plan their journey home and to be mindful of their behaviour at the Royal Cornwall Show, we are pleased to report that so many people did follow our advice and had an enjoyable time at the event.

“While it is disappointing to see five people arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink and drugs, I am pleased that our increased efforts to tackle drivers who put other road users at risk had resulted in arrests and taken potentially dangerous drivers off our roads.

“We remain committed to keeping our roads as safe as we can, and we hope our visible presence across all three days of the show provided some reassurance to local people that we do not tolerate drunk or drug driving.”

Members of the public were also warned to ‘act sensibly’ during the show, to prevent anti-social behaviour from taking place.

Inspector Stonehill continued: “A small minority of people who attended the event behaved in an anti-social manner, such as drinking to excess and having controlled drugs, and were subsequently removed from the show by officers and event security staff.

He continued by thanking the members of the public who took the police’s advice on board and nominated a designated driver or arranged suitable transport home.

“We will be working closely with Royal Cornwall Show organisers over this year to review this year’s show and put measures in place to make the experience even better for show-goers next year and prevent anti-social behaviour from taking place,” said Inspector Stonehill.