A pub in Dartford has been labelled a serious crime risk after a stash of weapons and drugs was found inside.

Police found guns, ammunition, and knives when they raided The Phoenix, in Lower Hythe Street.

Officers executing a firearms warrant at the pub found a loaded handgun in a cabinet, a cloth-covered 0.22 rifle in a cupboard, a dart gun, a Taser-style stun gun, and a large amount of ammunition, including rifle rounds.

They also discovered shotgun cartridges, a clear sealed bag containing three white bullets, and a small bag of Class B drug amphetamine.

According to the report from North Kent Police's licensing department, search teams found knives and "an assortment of other weapons" throughout the bedroom and the rest of the living quarters at the pub.

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