Pair arrested after attempted burglary in Gillingham
Two men were arrested after police were called to a burglary in progress in Gillingham. Kent Police was called to Queen’s Road at 11.36pm on Monday 31 January 2022 after…
Drug dealer jailed for 6 years after stun gun discovered at his home in Ashford
An Ashford drug dealer found with a stun gun disguised as a torch has been jailed. Peter Baars, 53, was arrested after Kent Police carried out a drugs warrant at…
Two arrested in Headcorn after heroin discovered in hedge
A pair of suspected dealers have been arrested after proactive officers located a quantity of heroin in a hedge near Headcorn. At around 4.45pm on Sunday 30 January 2022, officers…
Tenterden man arrested over cannabis growing in Appledore
Library image An arrest has been made after officers uncovered a cannabis cultivation near Ashford. A warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act was carried out at an outbuilding in…
Man who drove at 116mph held after failing to stop for police in Tunbridge Wells
A man who drove at speeds of 116mph after being signalled to stop by police has been arrested. Officers were on patrol in Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells at around 4pm…
Escaped prisoner who spent 20 years on the run discovered selling steroids in Dover
An escaped prisoner who sold steroids from a property in Dover has been sent back to prison. Barry Doughty escaped from a prison in Cambridgeshire in 1999, not long after…
County line drug dealer in Medway jailed for seven years
A drug dealer who convinced a vulnerable person to allow him to use their flat as a base for dealing heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed. Batare Evwierhoma has…
Cocaine worth £5 million seized in Sheerness sparks National Crime Agency investigation
National Crime Agency officers are investigating after a seizure of cocaine worth approximately £5 million at Sheerness port in Kent. The drugs were found on Sunday 16 January by Border…
Border Force at Dover discover cocaine worth £2.1 million behind wooden boards in truck
A lorry driver has been jailed for nine years after attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £2.1 million into the UK in his truck. The National Crime Agency investigated Polish national,…