The first weekend of celebrations for schoolies concluded last night with 2018 school leavers enjoying the entertainment on offer in Surfers Paradise.
While police were generally pleased with crowd behaviour, they continue to remind school leavers to act responsibly, stay safe and watch their mates.
Overnight police arrested 9 schoolies on 11 offences which were mainly for public nuisance and drug possession. Six schoolies were issued with liquor infringements notices.
In comparison for the same night in 2017 there were 13 schoolies arrested.
There were 14 non-schoolies arrested on 14 charges, mostly relating to public nuisance and drug possession.
Police continue to remind school leavers that the possession and consumption of dangerous drugs is illegal and could have fatal consequences.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity
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