Michigan man arrested on drug charges at Phish Festival
DOVER, Del. – A Michigan man was arrested on numerous drug charges at the Phish Mondegreen Festival on Saturday.
At around 2:15 p.m., troopers on duty at the festival were alerted by security after an attendee, identified as 41-year-old Douglas Gallagher, fled from a security checkpoint when suspected illicit narcotics were found in his vehicle during a routine search. When Gallagher returned to the security checkpoint, troopers took him into custody, and responded to a nearby campsite, where Gallagher had reportedly hidden a small plastic container after fleeing the security checkpoint.
Police say the recovered container was found to contain several illicit substances, including LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), ketamine, and MDMA. During a search of Gallagher’s vehicle, police seized the following:
- Approximately 46.10 grams of psilocybin mushrooms
- Approximately 1.18 grams of MDMA
- Approximately 2.24 grams of ketamine
- Approximately 19 tabs of LSD
- Approximately 42.46 grams of marijuana
- Approximately 21 MDMA pills
- A small plastic container containing suspected THC gummies
- Distribution/packaging materials
Gallagher was charged with possession of a controlled substance in a tier 3 quantity, possession of a controlled substance in a tier 1 quantity, possession of marijuana other than personal use quantity, three counts of possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance except human growth hormone, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
