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Footage shows moment armed police raid tent in £30k drugs bust in Hernhill near Faversham

Footage shows the moment armed police raided a tent and discovered £28,500 worth of cannabis and cocaine.

The camp in Hernhill near Faversham was used by dealers Anthony George and Karn Martin.

Officers recovered 2.5 kilos of cannabis, worth an estimated £20,000, and 94 grams of high-purity cocaine, with an estimated street value of around £8,500.

George was found at the site and was arrested on suspicion of drug offences.

DNA tests linked him to the package of the cocaine.

Martin was caught after his finger and palmprint were found, and he was arrested at his home in Whitstable later that same day.

Anthony George was jailed after police found drugs in a tent near Faversham. Picture: Kent PoliceFootage shows moment armed police raid tent in £30k drugs bust in Hernhill near Faversham
Anthony George was jailed after police found drugs in a tent near Faversham. Picture: Kent Police
Karn Martin was jailed for his role in the dealing near Faversham. Picture: Kent PoliceKarn Martin was jailed for his role in the dealing near Faversham. Picture: Kent Police
Karn Martin was jailed for his role in the dealing near Faversham. Picture: Kent Police

Messages on his phone showed it had been used to offer and supply drugs to users.

George, 57, and Martin, 36, were later charged with and admitted being concerned in the supply of class A and B drugs.

On September 26, Martin, formerly of Florence Avenue, Whitstable, was jailed for three years at Canterbury Crown Court and George, of Highstreet Road, Hernhill, was jailed for two years and ten months.

Detective Sergeant Jon Saxby said: “These two men thought they would avoid detection by hiding their drugs on a plot of land, but our actions show we will track down dealers wherever they are trying to operate and bring them to justice.

“Work at the scene meant they were both quickly arrested and our investigation gave them no alternative but to admit the charges.

Police uncovered 30k of Class B and Class A drugs in a tent near FavershamPolice uncovered 30k of Class B and Class A drugs in a tent near Faversham
Police uncovered 30k of Class B and Class A drugs in a tent near Faversham
Officers found cocaine in the tent in Hernhill near Faversham. Picture: Kent PoliceOfficers found cocaine in the tent in Hernhill near Faversham. Picture: Kent Police
Officers found cocaine in the tent in Hernhill near Faversham. Picture: Kent Police

“We will continue to disrupt drug network activity, especially that which fuels violence, and put those involved behind bars.”

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