A man has been arrested after being spotted in a car allegedly with a Samurai sword.

Police were called just after 2pm yesterday to reports of a man in possession of a "bladed object" in Gladstone Road, Whitstable.

Armed officers attended as a precaution. making inquiries to locate the driver and the vehicle he was travelling in.

He was traced to a flat in Folkestone where police are said to have seized the samurai sword, arresting him on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

The 37-year-old remains in police custody.