A drugs dog has assisted in the arrest of a suspected Maidstone dealer.

At 10.10pm on Friday 25 February 2022, officers from the Maidstone Task Force stopped a Vauxhall Corsa in Barton Road.

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Police Dog Roxy

They spoke to the driver, an 18-year-old man from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and then requested the assistance of a drugs dog.

PD Roxy was brought to the location and indicated controlled drugs may have been present in the car or on the suspect.

Searched

The driver was taken to a police station to be searched and a quantity of suspected cocaine was located under his clothing.

He was arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and has since been released from custody pending further enquiries.

By Ed

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