Police in Missouri have made arrests and seized hundreds of pounds of drugs at the 2026 edition of Gathering Of The Juggalos.
The annual music festival – run by Insane Clown Posse – kicked off at Mother Nature’s Riverfront Retreat in Macks Creek in Missouri on August 19, and ran until August 22. It was the first time at the new location, following a shift from the usual spot in Thornville, Ohio for the past 10 years.
Following the completion of this year’s edition, the state’s Camden County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it had made three arrests and seized hundreds of pounds of drugs including marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms.
The arrests came as part of a stakeout they carried out at the event, and one man named as Dennis Pradham was arrested and charged with drug trafficking and delivering a controlled substance.
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Officials said that there were 124 pounds of mushrooms, 135 grams of ketamine, 33 grams of ketamine/fentanyl, 93 pounds of marijuana and 66 grams of MDMA seized from Pradham at the event. Police also shared that he has been jailed and denied bond (as per Consequence).
Two others, named Robyn Weiford and Jesse Williams, were arrested by police after police reportedly seized 40 pounds of edibles from them both. They have been charged with delivery of a controlled substance.
In a statement, the sheriff’s office said that the stakeout came as officers worked overtime “to account for the influx of out-of-state visitors bringing illegal drugs into our community”.
The arrests follow officers charging a man, Kevin “Bluntman” Jones, with drug trafficking and delivery of a controlled substance, having allegedly seized a couple pounds of mushrooms and 128 pounds of marijuana. He is reportedly jailed without bond.
Performers on the bill at Gathering Of The Juggalos 2026 included Hatebreed, Vanilla Ice, and Diggy Graves. Organisers have not yet publicly commented on the arrests.
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