A knife found in a car during a routine stop-check resulted in police uncovering a cannabis cultivation in Ramsgate.
Yesterday morning (May 15) officers from Kent Police’s Thanet Community Policing Team approached the occupant of a parked vehicle in Argyll Drive who they believed was involved in drug-dealing.
The car was searched, resulting in the recovery of a locking knife from the glovebox. The driver was arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife.
Further searches were then carried out at a property in the town, where officers found cannabis plants. A second floor of the property also had more cultivation equipment set up. Around 35 mature plants were seized by officers and cultivation equipment was dismantled and taken away.
A collection of bladed weapons was also found and seized during the search, including two zombie knives.
The 33-year-old man from Ramsgate was further arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and possession of an offensive weapon.
He was released on bail until 12 August while enquiries continue.
