by Chris Hunter

chunter@thekmgroup.co.uk

Five people were arrested when police raided a Maidstone home and found more than 100 wraps of Class A drugs.

Officers raided the address in Arundel Square, Maidstone, on Sunday afternoon after being tipped off that offences were being committed at the site.

A raiding party of neighbourhood officers and a police drugs dog charged into the home and found a quantity of cash as well as the packaged drugs.

Those arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs include a 45 year-old woman from Maidstone; a 60 year-old man from Maidstone; two 16 year-old men from Peckham in London and a 20 year-old man from Maidstone.

They were all bailed pending further investigation until November 28.

Inspector Mark Hutcheon from Kent Police said: “This warrant was part of an ongoing series of work to tackle drug use across Maidstone.

"Illegal drug use breeds associated crime such as theft, violence and anti-social behaviour, which in turn affects the quality of life of residents.

"We will continue to target individuals involved in this activity and if anyone suspects drug dealing, or drug use, I would urge them to report it to us.”