An anti-drugs operation is underway in Gravesend - following months of police work to crack criminal networks in the area.

Three officers and a police van are stationed in New Road handing out leaflets thanking people in the community for providing information leading to arrests.

It says: "A number of people have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs. By removing offenders from the community, we have also helped to reduce other associated crimes, such as theft, and have reduced the number of people who will become victims of crime."

Kent Police claim to have driven down crime by a third over the past four years.

The officers were also asking people to continue reporting any suspicious activity in their communities