Five Slapped with Drugs and Money Laundering Charges in Kent Bust
Five suspects have now been charged following a major drugs and money laundering probe by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Metropolitan Police.
£2 Million Cocaine Haul in Gravesend
On Tuesday night (14 April), a squad from the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP) swooped in Gravesend, Kent, seizing cocaine worth around £2 million and £300,000 in cash.
Four Charged After Gravesend Arrests
Four of those arrested in Gravesend have been formally charged:
- Philip Spence, 50, of Rochester Road, Gravesend – charged with possessing criminal property;
- Nicola Stevens, 50, of Rochester Road, Gravesend – charged with conspiring to launder criminal proceeds;
- David Adeniji, 29, of Bromhall Road, Dagenham – charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs and money laundering;
- Kyle Hills, 31, of St Albans Close, Gillingham – charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs.
All four appeared at Barkingside Magistrates on 16 April. Stevens, Adeniji, and Hills were remanded in custody and will face Woolwich Crown Court on 14 May. Spence was bailed to the same court date.
Fifth Suspect Turns Himself In
After appeals from police, Luke Coribel, 30, of Gatwick Road, Gravesend, handed himself in on 16 April. He faces charges of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Coribel appeared at Medway Magistrates on 17 April and was remanded in custody. He is next due before Woolwich Crown Court on 14 May.
This crackdown marks another big win against organised crime in Kent, hitting hard at drug trafficking and money laundering networks.
