Following the police operation at Acer Arena’s Utopia event in early August, which saw 24 people arrested, the authorities were out in force over the weekend, once again at a party held inside the Homebush Olympic Park precinct.

Transmission at the Sports Centre was targeted, with 29 people arrested, leading to more than 40 supply and possession charges. In all almost 300 ecstasy pills were uncovered, with two 18 year old males found to be carrying 42 and 40 tablets each.

News.com.au reported a warning from Flemington’s Superintendent Alf Sergi that further operations were planned. “Over the coming party season, the police will be as much a fixture at these events as the loud music and crowded dance floor.”

“We make no apologies for coming down hard on anyone selling or using these so-called party drugs,” he said. “It is not only against the law but could end up killing you.”