Factory hand Ben Peter Jeffreys was caught with ecstasy at a Yeppoon music festival

When a young reveller’s lost wallet was handed into police at a Yeppoon music festival, they made a surprising discovery. Full details here.

A young factory hand was caught with ecstasy at a Yeppoon music festival after he dropped his wallet and someone handed it in to police.

Ben Peter Jeffreys, 20, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on September 16 to possessing the drug MDMA (ecstasy).

The court heard that Jeffreys was at the SoCal Music & Arts Festival at Yeppoon on August 28.

About 8pm on that day, police were conducting foot patrols at the festival being held at Yeppoon Showgrounds when a member of the public handed them Jeffreys’ wallet.

The wallet contained Jeffreys’ driver’s licence and two red and yellow capsules in a clip-seal bag.

When contacted by police, Jeffreys was forthcoming and said the capsules were MDMA which he intended to take while at the festival.

The court heard that Jeffreys had no previous criminal history.

Jeffreys’ solicitor said Jeffreys was a factory hand and considering the circumstances she asked Magistrate Cameron Press if he would consider drug diversion for her client.

Mr Press gave Jeffreys a stern lecture on MDMA.

“Sir, I cannot stress strongly enough to you that this is a dangerous drug and if you keep using it, it will inevitably overtake your life in every way, and your life will just spiral downhill,” Mr Press said.

“And you must understand that.

“And the reason I know that, is because I see it every day in this court, Sir.

“It is a scourge on our society and it just doesn’t stop with a bit of social (use) - it gets bigger, and eventually they all end up dealing in the thing, and supplying and selling it.

“That means they get into a very dangerous little community where they’re carrying around knives and the like.

“You’re worth more than that, Sir.

“Do not give your life over to dangerous drugs.”

Mr Press ordered Jeffreys attend drug diversion and placed him on a 12-month good behaviour order with a $700 recognisance.

No conviction was recorded.