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Snargate Street near Port of Dover cordoned off after suspicious package ‘hoax’

By: Millie Bowles mbowles@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 18:14, 15 August 2024

A man has been arrested after police closed a road following a call about a suspicious package.

Snargate Street near Dover Marina and the port was cordoned off shortly after 11am but has since been reopened.

Snargate Street in Dover was cordoned off due to a suspicious package, which turned out to be a hoax
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After a search, officers deemed the report to be a hoax and arrested a man in connection with the incident.

A police spokesman said: “Kent Police was called to Snargate Street, Dover, at 11.08am today following a call regarding a suspicious package.

“A cordon was put in place while the street was searched as a precaution.

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“The call was deemed to be a hoax and a 52-year-old man from Dover was arrested in connection with the incident.

“He currently remains in custody.”

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