Two women and a man have been charged with drug supply offences following a police investigation into a suspected “county line” operating in the Medway area. The arrests came after a search warrant was executed at a Gillingham address on Friday, June 6.

Detectives specializing in county lines drug operations had identified a specific phone line in March 2025, believed to be used for advertising the sale of heroin and cocaine to drug users. During the warrant on Friday, officers apprehended one man and two women. Multiple deals of Class A drugs were also recovered from the property.

A man aged 37, and two women aged 42 and 46 respectively, all from Gillingham, have been jointly charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin. These charges cover the period between Monday, November 11, 2024, and Friday, June 6, 2025. Additionally, the man faces an extra charge of possessing cocaine with intent to supply.

All three were remanded in custody to appear before Medway Magistrates’ Court the following day. They have since been granted conditional bail and are scheduled to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on July 4.

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