Arrests over cocaine and cash seized from safe in Maidstone house
Four suspected drug dealers have been arrested and cocaine seized from a safe at a Maidstone address. At around 1pm on Monday 28 March 2022, officers from the town’s Community…
£50,000 seized from Tunbridge Wells flat linked to drugs supply
Cash in the region of £50,000 has been seized from a flat in Tunbridge Wells during the latest enforcement activity to tackle the supply of drugs. The money was recovered…
Two charged after seizure of Class A drugs in Margate
Two suspected drug dealers are to appear in court after police recovered drugs in Margate. During the afternoon of Tuesday 22 March 2022, officers arrived at a property in Addington…
20 years behind bars for county line dealer who stabbed rival in Dover
A county line drug dealer who stabbed a rival after cuckooing an address in Dover has been jailed for 20 years. Callum Andrews was dealing drugs for the ‘Culture’ county…
Parents in Kent warned over dangers of cannabis sweets after children are targeted
Police across Kent and the police eastern region are urging parents to be alert to signs of exploitation, as county lines gangs target children with cannabis disguised as sweets. Over…
Ten drug networks in Kent broken up and £20K recovered in national operation
Thirty-three arrests were made and more than £20,000 cash recovered as part of an operation targeting the supply of class A drugs in Kent. Seven weapons were also seized and…
Twelve drivers arrested following drink or drug driving at weekend in east Kent
Motorists have been reminded of the serious consequences of drink driving after seven people were charged with the offence in east Kent this weekend. Between Friday 18 March and Sunday…
County lines hampered by latest crack down on drugs
More than 150 people were arrested across the eastern region last week, as part of a national crack down on county drugs line activity. Police forces in the east of…
15 years in jail for lorry driver carrying £5 million worth of cocaine
A lorry driver who hid 63 kilos of cocaine in a legitimate load of electronics has been jailed following a National Crime Agency investigation. Elroy Patrick Spek, 50, from the…