Jailed Medway drug dealer stung with bill for £58,000 over ill-gotten gains
A convicted drug dealer has been ordered to pay back more than £58,000 of unlawful earnings under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Paul Adams was arrested in October 2020 after…
Kent Police teamwork sees East Kent drug dealers jailed
Two drug dealers who brought heroin and cocaine into east Kent were among those jailed following work by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team in June. Ben Wilders, formerly…
Folkestone drug driver who hit pedestrian in Dover and left him to die in a skip is jailed
A drug driver who hit a pedestrian in Dover and left him to die in a skip has been jailed. Donna Grant was driving under the influence of cannabis when…
Suspected drug dealer arrested in Canterbury
A suspected drug dealer has been arrested by Kent Police officers in Canterbury. The arrest was made during the afternoon of Monday 4 July 2022 while patrols from the County…
Dover police seatbelt stop leads to discovery of drugs and weapons in car
A routine traffic stop of a man caught driving without a seatbelt resulted in officers seizing weapons and drugs from his car. The 30-year-old from Aylesham was pulled over by…
Chatham driver arrested for drug offences after police stop him for using mobile phone
A driver stopped for using a mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt also found himself arrested for drug offences thanks to eagle-eyed officers. The Proactive Tasking Team were on…
Man held after ‘mail order’ cannabis intercepted in Westgate
Kent Police report that a suspect has been arrested in Thanet after a parcel containing a large amount of cannabis was intercepted. The package, believed to have originated in the…
Suspect arrested in River Stour following Canterbury drugs investigation
Suspected drug dealers have been arrested after officers waded into the River Stour as part of their efforts to keep Canterbury safe. Following a report that a property in the…
Folkestone drug dealer jailed after £315,000 found in boot of car
A jail term has been imposed on a Folkestone man whose drugs network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east Kent. Using information gained from the…
Vehicle stopped by police team in Folkestone leads to drugs seizure and £40,000 cash
Suspected class A drugs, cash and phones have been seized following proactive work by a police team in Folkestone. Officers from the town’s Community Policing Team were patrolling on Tuesday…