A cyclist has been arrested on suspicion of dealing heroin and crack cocaine in Maidstone.

The 23-year-old, of Catford, London, was riding along a pedestrian bridge running between Maidstone East railway station and St Peter’s Street, when he was stopped at 11.15am on Wednesday.

Police had been responding to reports of suspicious behaviour in the area and located 39 wraps of the class A drugs nearby.

The man was later released, pending further investigation.