Seven arrested in east Kent drugs warrants

Seven people have been arrested as detectives investigating a suspected drugs network carried out warrants around east Kent.

On the morning of Thursday 12 September 2024, police entered and searched eight locations in Dover, Deal, Ramsgate, Chartham and Dymchurch.

Suspected class A drugs were seized along with cash and weapons including two imitation firearms and a knuckleduster.

Seven people – four men aged between 26 and 49, two 17-year-old boys and a 35-year-old woman – have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of illegal drugs and they remain in custody while enquiries continue.