Police have seized around 250 cannabis plants and arrested a suspect following a search of a property in Ash near Canterbury.

Officers were called to a disturbance near the village at 12.45am on Saturday.

Police spokesman Richard Spillett said: "Officers attended and following a search discovered around 250 cannabis plants that were seized as part of an ongoing investigation."

A 53-year-old man from Surrey was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and has since been released pending further enquiries.

Det Sgt Robert Goodban of Kent Police's Criminal Investigation Department said: "The money made from the sale of these drugs would have ended up in criminal hands leading to further crime and anti-social behaviour.

"I am pleased we have taken these illegal drugs out of circulation. Officers are working to establish more details about those who ran the site."

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