Three men have been charged after police raided several homes in the city as part of efforts to disrupt drug-dealing.

Officers seized about £7,000 in cash and a “significant” amount of cocaine in Canterbury after storming properties in the area.

The raids on Monday in Barton Mill Road, Priest Avenue, St George’s Place and Teddington Close followed the arrests of three men and a woman.

Gramoz Baci, 34, of Barton Mill Road, and Arber Pjetri, 23, of Priest Avenue, had been detained together in Linden Grove at about 2.15pm that afternoon.

Shortly after, Lorenso Mustavataj, 21, of St George’s Place, was stopped in a vehicle in Stanhope Road, Swanscombe, and was arrested along with a 20-year-old woman from Sheerness.

The arrests sparked raids at homes in Canterbury, including at Charter House in St George’s Place, with officers seizing cash and cocaine.

Police vehicles were spotted in the car park behind the new development on Monday.

The three arrested men have all since been charged with being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

Mustavataj has also been charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine.

The men are due to appear at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today, while the arrested woman has been released on bail pending further inquiries.