A LARGE quantity of cosmetics has been stolen from a lorry parked in a lay-by on the A20.

The side curtains to the lorry were slashed and the items, valued at £38,000, were stolen from inside the red Renault lorry.

It happened in a lay-by on the London Road at Farningham, near Dartford, on February 2 between 1.30am and 4am.

Police are now appealing to anyone who may have seen the lorry and have any information about the theft to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Hayley Wheeler at Gravesend on 01474 565211 quoting reference 2850 or Kent Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 – calls to this number are free and are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.