Members of an organised crime group that attempted to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine into the UK with the help of a corrupt port security guard have been jailed for…
A man from Liverpool who attempted to smuggle eight firearms into the UK has been sentenced to eight years and three months in prison. The 33-year-old was intercepted by authorities…
Library image ::: National Crime Agency (NCA) officers have arrested four men and seized approximately 400 kilos of cocaine after a fishing boat was stopped at sea off the Kent…
National Crime Agency officers have worked with law enforcement partners across Europe to seize around 600 dangerous lifejackets that were destined for use by organised crime groups smuggling migrants across…
Untaxed cigarettes have been found behind false walls and in other hides during inspections at Gravesend businesses. The enforcement by Kent Police, Kent Trading Standards and Gravesham Council’s licencing department…
Illegal vapes, counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes were seized by Kent Police working with Kent County Council’s Trading Standards team and Dover’s Community Safety Unit when they carried out visits to…
Illegal On Friday 24 May 2024 police seized hundreds of unlicensed vapes and counterfeit cigarettes at two shops in Chatham High Street. Officers along with the Medway Council Trading Standards…
Three people who sent crystal meth to Australia, where it would have been worth up to £4.3 million at street level, have been jailed. Kent men Kevin Filkins, 54, from…
On Saturday 18 May 2024, a car was stopped during routine security procedures by Border Force officials on the UK side of the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone. The vehicle was…
Vapes, illicit tobacco and cash have been seized during a multi-agency operation in north Kent. On Wednesday 24 April 2024, officers from North Kent’s Community Safety Unit targeted three shops…
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