Drug dealer brothers told to pay back more than £480,000
Library image – Canterbury Crown Court Two drug dealers whose criminal network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east Kent have been ordered to repay more…
Neighbourhood police in Folkestone chalk up more drug arrests in town
Neighbourhood officers in Folkestone have continued the fight against drug dealing with two further arrests. At around 7.45am on Friday 6 December 2024, constables from the town’s community safety unit…
Kent County lines crackdown sees 34 arrests and £120,000 of drugs seized
An operation targeting the supply of drugs in Kent resulted in 34 arrests and the seizure of vast quantities of cocaine, heroin, cash and weapons. Kent Police participated in the…
Drug dealer jailed after Canine Cop cracks the case in Tunbridge Wells woods
A significant haul of drugs, including cocaine, ketamine, and cannabis, was discovered by a police dog in woodland near Tunbridge Wells. The drugs, estimated to be worth over £30,000, were…
Organised crime syndicate used corrupt Sheerness Port insider to smuggle in £90m of cocaine
Members of an organised crime group that attempted to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine into the UK with the help of a corrupt port security guard have been jailed for…
Folkestone drug dealer discovered hiding in wardrobe sentenced to over 5½ years in jail
A 29-year-old drug dealer from Folkestone has been jailed for five years and seven months after he was found hiding in a wardrobe when police came to arrest him. Tallanius…
Men suspected of possession of cocaine charged after cops in Margate find man asleep in car with engine running
Three people have been arrested after police found a knife and drugs in a car in Grosvenor Place, Margate on Wednesday morning. Kent Police officers on patrol noticed a man…
Drug dealer arrested after police chase in Ramsgate
A suspected drug dealer was arrested in Ramsgate on Sunday after a police chase. Kent Police were alerted to suspicious behaviour in the Plains of Waterloo area at around 9am…
Ramsgate flat linked to drug dealing and antisocial behaviour issued with closure order
A three month closure order for a property in Camden Square Ramsgate was granted at Margate Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 21 November 2024. It has been closed down after work…