Police seize more than $1M from Phish fans

Cops confiscated $1.2 million in illegal drugs, $68,000 in cash

	Vocalist Trey Anastasio bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman of Phish perform for the first time in five years at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, March 6.
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updated 5:27 p.m. ET March 9, 2009

HAMPTON, Va. - Some Phish fans are leaving Hampton a little lighter than when they arrived for the band’s weekend reunion.

Police said Monday they confiscated about $1.2 million in illegal drugs and more than $68,000 in cash from concertgoers. Authorities also arrested 194 Phish fans during the three-night celebration of the band’s return to the stage after a nearly five-year absence.

Most of the arrests were for drug possession, use and distribution, police said.

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Tourism officials had estimated 75,000 fans would be coming to the coastal Virginia city. Nearly 200 law enforcement officers worked the weekend event, with the Vermont-based band picking up the tab.