Police shut down illegal rave at Suffolk farm

Suffolk Police said more than 200 people had attended the gathering on farmland in the early hours of Sunday morning (April 28)

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Police had been called to the illegal rave at a farm in Suffolk with more than 200 people believed to be in attendance (generic)
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Police had been called to the illegal rave at a farm in Suffolk with more than 200 people believed to be in attendance (generic)

Officers have made eight arrests following an early morning rave at a farm in Barton Mills. Suffolk Police said they had been called to an unlicensed music event around 2.15am on Sunday (April 28) at...

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