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A get-together organised by the Dover District Community Safety Partnership (DDCSP) has been held to tackle the issues of substance misuse in the area.

A man from the north of England was sentenced to nine years in prison at Canterbury Crown Court yesterday, 25 January, after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle approximately four kilos of heroin into the UK.

A Dutch lorry driver was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Canterbury Crown Court on 4 November after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling.

Kent Police and the Dover District Community Safety Unit have responded to concerns about a disused property being used by drug takers.

An East Kent MP is to get a taste of night clubbing when he takes part in a fact-finding mission on the cocaine trade.

Police have seized 200 cannabis plants from a bungalow in a Shepway village following an investigation by a former Hawkinge police officer.

HM Revenue and Customs has reported that heroin with an estimated street value of £2 million was seized from a lorry carrying apples as it arrived in Dover on Tuesday (28 July).

Police have said  a Customs officer from Dover was among seven people arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking,

Police in Folkestone, Dover and Ashford are helping drug addicts beat their addiction during National Tackling Drugs Week (NTDW).

 

A new campaign to help raise awareness and tackle to problems of substance misuse in the Dover area has been launched by Dover District’s Community Safety Partnership.