Three men have been arrested in connection with county lines drug dealing.

Officers searched a house in Marine Parade, Folkestone this morning after obtaining a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

There they seized between 50 to 100 wraps of a substance believed to be Class A drugs, along with mobile phones and cash, all suspected to be linked to drug dealing.

A 27 year old man, from London, and a 43 year old man, of no fixed address, were arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply.

A 49-year-old man from the town was arrested on suspicion of permitting his premises to be used to supply drugs.

They all currently remain in custody while enquiries are ongoing.

The arrests were made by the Community Policing Team (CPT) as part of their investigations into county lines drug dealing.

Sgt Greg Pochin from Folkestone CPT said: "Kent Police has resources covering the entirety of the county to disrupt and dismantle criminal activity linked to county lines, drugs and the exploitation of vulnerable people."

It comes after it was revealed that in the last two months illegal assets worth £90,000 have been taken off the streets of Folkestone.

This figure is made up of cash, cars and other items used for criminal activity.

There are now fears that drug culture is on the rise in the town.

In November, 11 people were arrested and charged following a raid in the Bradstone Road/New Street area.

Officers had descended on a property at 1am, which led to a cannabis cultivation being uncovered and the subsequent 11 arrests.

Three county lines operations were also disrupted in November, which saw five people arrested and 800 wraps of class A drugs seized.

In addition, a caravan suspected as being used as a drugs den in the Abbott Road area has also been taken away by officers.

But Kent Police says it has specialist officers working to gather evidence on those suspected of being involved in drug crime before they are able to establish a 'foothold in the area'.

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