MARGATE — A joint operation between Kent Police and Thanet District Council has disrupted a suspected organized crime network following the discovery of a large-scale cannabis factory in Cliff Terrace.…
A Tenterden “house of horrors” has been padlocked after months of drug-fuelled misery left neighbours living in fear. Ashford Borough Council secured a three-month Closure Order on the flat at…
A police dog has assisted with the recovery of drugs in Hawkinge near Folkestone where two suspected dealers were arrested. At around 2pm on Tuesday 30 December 2025, patrols in…
Over 300 drink and drug driving offences have been committed by irresponsible motorists during Kent Police’s annual Christmas enforcement campaign say Kent Police. Patrols across the county have been carrying…
Three men have been jailed for a total of 10 years after being found in possession of more than a tonne of cannabis. On Wednesday 13 November 2024, an unmarked…
Plans to conceal drugs within crates of fruit were found on phones linked to a Dubai based drug dealer who coordinated the importation of cocaine into the UK. Ben Sullivan…
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…
Two brothers from Ashford have been sentenced to a combined 21 years in prison following a complex drug investigation. Kent Police reported the brothers, David and Damien Derrick , came…
Two men face serious drug supply charges following a police raid that uncovered a significant stockpile of narcotics and cash at a property in Eastchurch. Officers executed a search warrant…
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…
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