Seven arrested in drugs swoops
A serving Customs officer from Dover
was among seven people arrested on suspicion of drug
trafficking.
The 50-year-old was one of five men
arrested by officers from HM Revenue and Customs and the
Metropolitan Police at addresses in Kent on Sunday.
He has since been released on bail.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed two other men
aged 22 and 44 were arrested in Meopham, a 50-year-old man was
arrested in Swanley and a fifth man, aged 55, was arrested in
Sidcup.
Earlier on Sunday, a 43-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman
were stopped and arrested as their boat arrived at Dover
harbour. The vessel contained 25kg of cannabis.
All seven people were taken to Lewisham Police Station.
The spokesman said: "The arrests were part of an operation
targeting what police believe to be an organised criminal network
involved in drug trafficking."
Tuesday, June 30 2009