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ROTHBURY, MI - The Michigan State Police has released its report on police activity at the 2015 Electric Forest Festival.

Festival promoters contracted with the state police to provide on-site law enforcement services, as they have in previous years.

This is the roundup of the five-day event:

Troopers investigated 50 original complaints.

Eight people were lodged in the Oceana County Jail.

Twenty people are pending arrest after a review by the Oceana County Prosecutor's Office.

These are the charges that were investigated:

23 felony drug charges

Three misdemeanor assault charges

Five misdemeanor drug charges

Troopers also responded to or assisted emergency medical service or festival security personnel on numerous medical calls.

According to promoters, approximately 40,000 tickets were sold for this year's Electric Forest Festival.

The Michigan State Police has provided law enforcement services for Electric Forest every year since it launched in 2011, and for its forerunner Rothbury Festival in 2008 and 2009.

Troopers from across the state were assigned to the event. By an agreement with the promoters, their positions were then filled by other personnel, preventing any break in law enforcement services elsewhere.

The festival promoters are reimbursing any compensation, overtime, travel costs and other expenses so taxpayers don't foot the bill for law enforcement.

John S. Hausman covers courts, prisons, the environment and local government for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle. Email him at jhausman@mlive.com and follow him on Twitter.