Criminals involved in Kent drugs supply forced to hand over £745,000 in seized cash
Criminal pair with links to the supply of Class A drugs in Kent have been ordered to forfeit almost £750,000 in cash seized by police during a search warrant at…
Witnesses sought after driver in Maidstone failed to stop for Police and then crashed twice
Investigators are appealing for witnesses after a car failed to stop for officers in Maidstone and then collided with other vehicles. At around 11.40am on Tuesday 31 August 2021, officers…
Three arrested after drugs seized in Ramsgate
Three arrests have been made in connection with drug dealing in Thanet. During the afternoon of Thursday 2 September, officers from the Thanet Community Policing Team stopped two men in…
Dover man who tried to make class A drugs jailed
A jail term has been imposed on a man found with equipment to make ‘crystal meth’ at his home near Dover. Edward King‘s property in St Margaret’s at Cliffe was…
Thanet drug dealer jailed after cocaine seized
A drug dealer who sold cocaine in Thanet has been jailed for five years. James O’Brien was arrested at the second of two searches carried out by Kent Police officers…
Kent Police proactive campaign targets reckless drug drivers
Motorists are being urged to drive safely as part of a national campaign targeting those who take the risk of driving whilst under the influence of drugs. From today, Monday…
Lorry driver’s mattress used to smuggle drugs worth £2m through Dover
A lorry driver who attempted to smuggle ketamine and mephedrone worth £2 million into the UK by hiding it in his mattress has been jailed. The National Crime Agency investigated…
Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells drugs network probe leads to £2m of cocaine seized
Cocaine with an estimated street value of up to £2 million has been seized by officers investigating a drugs supply network with links to Tunbridge Wells and Folkestone. A man…
Irish lorry driver charged over £5.7m worth of drugs hidden in chocolates destined for Maidstone
Seized drugs Credit: NCA The National Crime Agency reports a lorry driver has been charged following the seizure of cocaine and heroin worth £5.7 million. A 64-year-old Irish national, now…
Woman jailed after cocaine found hidden in deodorant bottle seized in Tunbridge Wells
A Tunbridge Wells drug dealer is starting a prison sentence after officers found cocaine hidden inside a deodorant bottle. On Thursday 10 June 2021, officers from the town’s Community Policing…