Watch police raid newsagents in Chatham and Gillingham and find thousands of illegal cigarettes
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Updated: 15:41, 04 March 2021
A hide containing several thousands untaxed cigarettes was found in the yard of a convenience store.
Police raided several shops over two days and seized 123,040 cigarettes and arrested eleven peopled during an operation targetting illicit tobacco sales in Chatham and Gillingham.
Police empty the hide found at Payless Convenience Store in Gillingham
The raids were carried out in partnership with HM Revenue and Customs, Medway Council, the Home Office and Kent Fire and Rescue Service on February 26 and 27.
As well as the cigarettes, 19.8kg of rolling tobacco were also found and nine men, aged between 19 and 42, and two teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit tax evasion.
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image captionTen puppies without a mother were found in one of the raids
Thirty dogs, including 10 puppies without a mother, have been discovered as part of an investigation into puppy farming.
A stun gun and drugs were also recovered by police who swooped on three properties in Hadlow and Yalding, in Kent.
Documents and phones relating to the sale of puppies were also seized in the raids.
Three people were arrested by Kent Police as part of the inquiry.
Officers have been investigating reports of dogs being advertised for sale online and the possible thefts of adult dogs .
Police find 30 dogs, stun gun and drugs during raid at suspected puppy farm
Police in Kent found 30 dogs, drugs and a stun gun during an investigation into suspected illegal puppy farming. Two people were later charged with offences following the raids
The dogs were inspected by a vet (Image: Kent Police / SWNS)
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30 dogs, stun gun and drugs found during investigation linked to illegal puppy farm in Hadlow and Yalding
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Updated: 20:32, 26 January 2021
Police found 30 dogs, a stun gun and drugs during an investigation into reports of an illegal puppy farm.
Officers carried out a search warrant on Wednesday morning at two addresses in Hadlow, and one in Yalding after concerns were raised by members of the public about the illegal breeding and sales of dogs online.
The dogs were found during an investigation into the alleged illegal breeding and sale of puppies. Picture: Kent Police
The joint operation was carried out by Kent Police, Trading Standards, the RSPCA and Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and is also linked to thefts of adult dogs.
Two arrested after staff threatened and alcohol stolen from Sainsbury s in Romney Place, Maidstone
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Updated: 15:06, 18 December 2020
Two men have been arrested after a security guard at a supermarket in Maidstone was assaulted and threatened with a knife.
Kent Police was called at 9.35pm on Wednesday to reports two people had entered Sainsbury s in Romney Place and stolen bottles of alcohol.
Sainsbury s in Romney Place, Maidstone
When challenged a security guard was assaulted and threats were made by a man with a knife.
Shortly after, patrols arrested two men at Maidstone East train station who were then taken into custody.
A number of items believed to be stolen from the supermarket, as well as other town centre shops were recovered such as bottles of spirits worth hundreds of pounds and designer clothing.