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Westerham: Two men arrested after cannabis and cash seized by police

Two men from have been arrested after cannabis and cash were seized by officers from a car.

At around 12am on Thursday police stopped a car in Westerham which had been traveling along the A25, following reports of suspicious activity.

Money and drugs were recovered following a search of the vehicle and two men, aged 33 and 30 from Woolwich, were arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis with intent to supply.

Stock picture.
Stock picture.

In a separate incident in Tonbridge, further quantities of cannabis have also been seized. On Wednesday officers executed a warrant under the misuse of drugs act in Bridge Close and discovered a rear bedroom had been converted to grow the Class B drug.

A total of five plants were seized, along with equipment used to cultivate them, including a tent, lighting equipment and containers.

A 46-year-old man from Tonbridge was arrested and the drugs and equipment will now all be destroyed.

Tonbridge and Malling Sergeant Ash Boxall said: "We remain committed to disrupting any activity regarding the misuse of drugs, to ensure positive action is taken to identify and robustly deal with offenders.

"Our work doesn’t always come to end once an arrest has been made and following the warrant in Bridge Close we will now also be working with our partner agencies concerning any tenancy breaches."

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