On Thursday, February 2, 2023, around 11.50 a.m., a man riding a moped in Whitehill Road lost control of the vehicle after passing a police patrol. The bike was abandoned, and the rider fled on foot down Sun Lane. He was detained in a back garden, where one of the officers was allegedly assaulted. The officers also seized 97 bags of cannabis, 36 bags of cocaine, and cash.
Connor Peters, of Bonham Way, Northfleet, was later charged with cocaine possession with intent to supply, cannabis possession with intent to supply, assaulting an officer in the performance of his duty, and assaulting an emergency worker. In addition, he was charged with forging a registration mark. The 20-year-old was remanded in custody and scheduled to appear in Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Friday, February 3rd.
