More than £10,000 seized in county line investigation Two men have been arrested and charged as part of an investigation into a suspected county line operating from London and into parts of Kent. The arrests are in connection with supplying heroin and crack cocaine in areas including Tunbridge Wells, Folkestone, Dover and Canterbury. Kent Police executed a search warrant at a property in Catford, where officers found more than 260 grams of Class A drugs, on January 28. A firearm and ammunition were also seized, along with a lock knife and machete. Dequan Brown, aged 23, of Catford Hill, Catford was arrested and taken into custody.
Suspects charged over county line drug dealing in Medway
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Three men have been charged in connection with county line drug dealing.
The charges were authorised last Sunday (January 31) as part of an investigation into the supply of crack cocaine and heroin from London into Medway.
The trio were arrested and charged over the weekend
The men were each charged with being concerned in the supply of heroin and being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine between September 25 and January 5.
Haroon Rahim, 18, of Sheringham Avenue, Manor Park, Mohamed Hussein, 21, of Hockley Avenue, East London and Rudolph Roberts, 18, of Charter Street, Gillingham were arrested last Saturday and charged the following day.
Nine more men arrested after disturbance at Napier Barracks in Folkestone
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Updated: 13:43, 31 January 2021
A further nine men have been arrested following the fire at Napier Barracks in Folkestone on Friday.
This brings the total to 14 arrests following the dramatic scenes at the military barracksâ which currently houses asylum seekers.
Police at the scene outside the barracks. Photo: Barry Goodwin
One of the suspects, 31-year-old Mohammed Ali, has been charged with assault by beating, using or threatening unlawful violence and criminal damage.
He has been remanded in custody to appear before Medway Magistratesâ Court tomorrow (Monday).
Detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information, including mobile phone footage and photographs of the disturbance, to contact them at the earliest opportunity.
KENT: A man has been charged after a suspicious package was sent to a coronavirus vaccine production site.All staff had to be evacuated from the Wockhardt site in Wrexham, North Wales, on Wednesday.
The Leader previously reported that the incident saw the bomb squad deployed and the area cordoned off. Anthony Collins was later arrested and appeared before Magistrates Court on January 30. A spokesman for Kent police since said: Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have charged a man after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine production plant in north Wales. The item, which was not a viable device, is reported to have been received at the facility, in Wrexham, on the morning of Wednesday 27 January 2021. Anthony Collins was arrested by Kent Police officers in Chatham the following morning.