A sawn-off shotgun, a large amount of cash and quantities of suspected cocaine and heroin...

Published: 4:37 pm May 1, 2020
Updated: 4:37 pm May 1, 2020
A sawn-off shotgun, a large amount of cash and quantities of suspected cocaine and heroin were seized in Cliftonville – UKNIP

A sawn-off shotgun, a large amount of cash and quantities of suspected cocaine and heroin were seized in Cliftonville

 

 

 

A firearm and suspected class A drugs have been seized during a warrant in Cliftonville.

 

Officers from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate attended a flat in Surrey Road at around 3am on Friday 1 May 2020.

 

A sawn-off shotgun, a large amount of cash and quantities of suspected cocaine and heroin were seized during the warrant, which was carried out under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

 

Four men, aged 65, 32, 20 and 19, all from the Margate area, and a 17-year-old boy, also from the Margate area, have been arrested in connection with drug offences. All five remain in custody.

 

The investigation is ongoing and police remain at the property and in the local area.

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