Canterbury: Pure Gym in Sturry Road searched by police in hunt for firearm
Published: 13:45, 06 April 2018
Updated: 13:52, 06 April 2018
A gym was searched by police amid fears a firearm was in the building.
Officers scoured Pure Gym off Sturry Road, Canterbury on Wednesday after a suspected weapon was seen being removed from a car in Whitstable earlier that day.
A 17-year-old boy and 25-year-old woman from Canterbury were taken into custody on suspicion of possessing a firearm.
The woman was also arrested on suspicion of possessing a class B drug.
No weapon has yet been recovered and the suspects have been released pending further investigation.
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Police say no threats or injuries were reported.
Pure Gym is the city's newest gym following its opening in December last year.
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