Wrexham
During the record-breaking 2022–23 season, Wrexham FC, COPS discovered cocaine evidence in the team’s restrooms three times.
According to a Freedom of Information request, officers tested positive for the Class A substance on three matchdays.
Last year, police conducted three separate operations at the Welsh club’s 10,700-seat Racecourse Ground to look for traces of the Class-A substance.
Cocaine residue, connected to football-related aggression, was discovered on the field during games in February between Wealdstone Athletic and Dorking Wanderers, as well as during the match two months later against Oldham Athletic.
Following the 2022 Boxing Day match, a fan was observed sniffing powder in the restrooms.
He was fined and prohibited from attending matches for three years after admitting to having cocaine.
“Sadly, it has become commonplace for men to associate a football game with taking cocaine and drinking alcohol,” stated Lee Fernandes of the UK Addiction Treatment Group.
Combining alcohol and cocaine use with the extra adrenaline from the football game’s excitement might make supporters act aggressively.
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that is destroying lives on a daily basis.
“It can quickly transform from a social drug to something much more sinister.”
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The sole agency to reply to the FOI request was the North Wales Police. We reached out to Wrexham for a response.
Following violence fueled by cocaine that ruined England’s Euro final match against Italy, a Sun investigation conducted in December 2021 discovered traces at the grounds of several clubs, including Arsenal, Man City, Spurs, and Chelsea.
In an effort to stop spectators from bringing illicit narcotics into the stadiums, certain police departments are reported to have begun using sniffer dogs outside the stadium.