Kent Gun Amnesty: Is Your Blank-Firer Still Legal?
Owners of a specific type of illegal firearm are being urged to hand them in to Kent Police during a month-long amnesty. Side and top-venting blank-firing (TVBF) weapons are legal…
Kent Multi-Agency Crackdown Targets Illicit Trade and Exploitation
Law enforcement and regulatory bodies recently concluded an intensive initiative, titled Operation Cane, to bolster public safety and dismantle organized crime networks. This intelligence-led operation targeted a range of offences…
Drug Driver Arrested During Ramsgate Road Traffic Operation
Library image A suspected drug driver has been arrested during a road traffic operation in Ramsgate by the Kent Special Constabulary and police cadets. On Saturday 24 January 2026, a…
Two Arrested and 15 Motorists Stopped for Speeding in Broadstairs Enforcement Operation
Kent Police arrested two men and intercepted 15 speeding drivers during a targeted road safety operation on Thursday, 18 December. The enforcement action was carried out along Dumpton Park Drive…
Kent Operation Dismantles Narcotics Networks: 40 Detained
A coordinated week-long crackdown on regional drug trafficking networks resulted in 40 arrests and the seizure of thousands of pounds in illicit currency. The operation, which targeted “county lines” criminal…
Wide Ranging Areas Hit by Dispersal Order In Sittingbourne
A dispersal order will be in place in Sittingbourne over the weekend following concerns about antisocial behaviour. Enforcement started at 4pm on Friday 19 December and will run until 4pm…
Shameful 170 Offences Committed in First Half of Kent’s Christmas Drink, Drug Driving Campaign
More than 170 drink and drug driving offences were committed by motorists during the first half of the annual Christmas enforcement campaign reports Kent Police. Officers across the force have…
Border Force Seizes Snakes and 2,000 Live Tarantulas at Dover in Global Crackdown
As part of the international “Operation Thunder,” Border Force officers at Dover intercepted significant shipments of endangered wildlife smuggled from Europe. These seizures contributed to a 73% annual increase in…