More than £30,000 in cash was seized by officers after they stopped a driver for using his mobile phone at the wheel.

Police say a patrol in an unmarked car spotted a van being driven erratically on the A2 in Gravesend at around midday on Saturday, November 27.

Officers pulled up beside the vehicle and saw the driver using a mobile phone.

When the van came to a stop near to Ackers Drive, the driver reportedly got out and ran away towards the roundabout.

An officer chased him on foot and arrested him, and the man was found to be carrying a plastic bag containing more than £30,000 in cash.

Aged in his 40s and from the London area, the man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance.

He has been released from custody under investigation whilst inquiries continue.