Routine car check leads police to cannabis growing in Ramsgate house
A knife found in a car during a routine stop-check has resulted in officers locating a cannabis cultivation in Ramsgate. During the morning of Monday 15 May 2023, officers from…
Man who reportedly damaged a church and other properties in Tonbridge charged with burglary
Library image Police patrols arrested a suspect related to a spate of burglary offences in Tonbridge just minutes after a glass door was smashed in the High Street. At around…
Dartford man charged over possession of Smith and Wesson revolver
A man from Dartford has been charged in connection with the possession of a prohibited firearm. He was arrested on Tuesday 9 May in the Marine Drive area and was…
Police dog sniffs out £20,000 cash and drugs
Kent Police Dog Clay sniffed out thousands of pounds of suspected drug money when officers searched a car in Gravesend. Local policing patrols had spotted a vehicle in Milton Road…
Thanet men posed as cleaners to smuggle £1million of cocaine through Dover docks
The National Crime Agency has reported that two men, who posed as cleaners for a ferry company in an attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK, have been jailed after…
Van stopped in New Ash Green leads to men charged over class A drug supply
Three men have been charged as part of a Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate investigation into the supply of class A drugs. At around 5.05pm on Thursday 27 April…
Cannabis worth £34,000 seized in Tunbridge Wells
A drug dealer has pleaded guilty at court within a day of almost nine kilogrammes of cannabis being seized in Tunbridge Wells. On Thursday 27 April 2023, officers from the…
Jail for South East gang who smuggled cannabis from Canada to Heathrow
Members of an organised crime group from Dartford, Gravesend, Maidstone and London, who smuggled drugs into the UK, have been jailed for a total of over 17 years. Border Force…
Two charged over alleged import of cannabis from America
Two men have been charged as part of an investigation into the alleged importation of cannabis from the United States. Kent Police was notified by Border Force officials in 2022…
Arrests after car stopped in Margate and nitrous oxide seized
Police in Margate have arrested two people after stopping a car and seizing large amounts of nitrous oxide. In the early hours of Saturday 22 April 2023, officers on patrol…