A thirty-six-year-old man from Maidstone has appeared in court following the recovery of class A drugs, cash, and a knife in Gillingham. Officers attended May Road on the afternoon of…
On 1 June 2026, officers were on patrol in the town centre when they became suspicious of the driver of a black Ford Focus. After bringing the car to a…
Two people have been remanded in custody following police raids that shut down two commercial-scale cannabis factories in Ashford. The operations, carried out on the morning of Tuesday 4 August…
A suspect has appeared before magistrates after police officers uncovered over £8,000 worth of class A drugs during a targeted operation in Thanet. The arrest followed an investigation by Kent…
Four leading members of a major drug network responsible for flooding east Kent with heroin and crack cocaine have been jailed for a combined total of more than 16 years.…
A member of a Medway county lines drug operation has been jailed for more than five years. Ethan Reader first came to officers’ attention in October 2025 when a car…
Kent Police have arrested two people following incidents of antisocial behaviour at a community event near the bandstand in Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs. Officers were called to the coastal town on…
A persistent criminal from Paddock Wood who stole a delivery van while the driver desperately clung to the vehicle has been jailed for more than six years. Danny Lee, 25,…
A suspect has been charged after police carried out an early morning search warrant at a property in Gillingham. As part of ongoing operations to tackle illegal drug supply across…
A drug dealer has been jailed after a house in Greenhithe was converted into a cannabis growing operation. It’s reported Police Officers carried out a warrant under the Misuse of…
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