Police detained more than 100 people across Devon and Cornwall on a single night as alcohol-fuelled revellers sparked summer season disorder.
Custody centres in Exeter and Torquay were both full because of arrests made for a variety of reasons, many alcohol-related. Prisoners had to be taken from Torbay to Launceston in Cornwall because of the lack of space.
Inspector Dave Meredith said the high number of arrests was as a result of the start of the summer season, and said many of the arrests were for offences such as pub brawls or public disorder.
He said: "A lot of it could be attributed to visitors. Of course they're not all trouble-makers, but they come down on holiday and alcohol is a factor. Perhaps people just tend to go out and drink more in the evenings in the summer."
In Devon, 71 people were arrested and detained overnight on Saturday, and in Cornwall there were 71 – a total of 105.
Four people were arrested after a pub fight in Looe, and five were detained following a similar incident in Torquay.
Newquay, which is trying to shake its former binge drinking associations, saw a relatively busy night with ten arrests.
