Cocaine and a lock knife have been seized and a man has appeared in court after police became suspicious about a car parked in an unusual location.

Officers patrolling Harmony Street in Rusthall, near Tunbridge Wells, spotted the vehicle, which was from outside the county and parked right on a junction, on Tuesday, July 25.

A police spokesman said: “The officers approached the vehicle on foot and, after speaking to the driver, suspected he was involved in the supply of drugs and completed a search.

“The officers seized a lock knife, 23 wraps of cocaine, a mobile phone and a quantity of cash. The driver was then arrested and taken into custody.”

Justin Kola, 28, was charged with possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and possessing a locking knife in a public place.

Kola, who has no fixed address, appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Friday, July 28 where he was remanded to a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court on August 25.