Lorry driver stopped in Dover hid cocaine worth £1m in cab
Border Force Officers found the cocaine hidden in the cab of a Lithuanian-registered lorry A Lithuanian lorry driver has been jailed for nine years after attempting to smuggle 24 kilos…
‘Magic Mushrooms’ seized in New Street Dover
Drugs, cash and phones have been seized as part of an investigation into drug dealing in Dover. Officers carried out a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a…
7 arrested after cannabis found growing in Herne Bay house
The cannabis cultivation Photo: Kent Police The discovery of cannabis growing in a Herne Bay has led officers to arrest seven people. Kent Police was called at 1.30pm on Saturday…
Epicentre of drug-related anti-social behaviour in Margate forced to close
A house in Margate suspected to be linked to county lines drug dealing has been closed down by Kent Police. Officers from the Thanet Community Safety Unit applied to Margate…
Cannabis seized and dealer arrested in Folkestone drugs swoop
A suspected drug dealer was arrested after officers seized cannabis from a Folkestone property. During the morning of Wednesday 12 May 2021, officers from the Folkestone and Hythe Community Policing…
Maidstone drugs dealer stung with order to repay thousands of pounds
A convicted drug dealer from Maidstone has been ordered to pay back more than £9,000 in illegal earnings following an investigation under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Ashley Nation was…
Kent Police County Lines team arrest 22 in April
Action by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team led to the arrest of 22 people in April. In addition to the arrests the team executed nine warrants, had 14…
Pair rumbled as they attempt to smuggle cocaine worth £19m on empty coach through Dover Port
Two men from the north west have been convicted after attempting to smuggle 243 kilos of cocaine into the UK on an empty passenger coach. The National Crime Agency investigated…
Maidstone drug dealer jailed after arrest on e-scooter
A drug dealer arrested after being stopped on an electric scooter in Maidstone has been jailed. At around 12.45pm on 3 February 2021, proactive officers from the County Line and…
Broadstairs drug dealer jailed for more than 6 years
A drug dealer found with cocaine, cash and a knuckleduster has been jailed for more than six years. Rennie Ash was pulled over by officers in Margate in March 2019…