Officers from Canterbury district’s Community Safety Unit attended the site on Thursday 9 May 2024...

Published: 4:46 pm May 10, 2024
Updated: 11:50 am October 8, 2025
More than 500 cannabis plants have been seized from an industrial site in Herne Bay

Officers from Canterbury district’s Community Safety Unit attended the site on Thursday 9 May 2024 after concerns were raised.

The building was entered and officers found hundreds of plants at different stages of growth.

The plants and growing equipment have been seized and an investigation into the site by East Kent CID is ongoing.

A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and remains in custody while enquiries continue.

Anyone with concerns that drugs are being produced or sold in their area is urged to report them through the Kent Police website or call 999 if a crime is in progress.

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