At 8.05am on Wednesday 27 October 2021, Kent Police received a report that a group of protestors had gathered at the A206 Crossways Boulevardand some of those involved had glued themselves to the road surface, or each other. Officers attended within minutes and by 8.30am traffic was flowing in both directions. Fourteen people were arrested.
Following the arrests in Crossways Boulevard, officers became aware of an additional four people who were suspected to be involved in the wider planning of the disruption. They were detained in a nearby car park.