Swift arrests after lorry targeted overnight in Ashford

Arrests have been made and a knife seized by officers responding to suspicious activity at an industrial estate in Ashford.

Kent Police was called to the Cobbs Wood site shortly after 12am on Wednesday 10 June 2026.

Suspicious activity

Men were seen to get out of a car and approach a lorry parked nearby. Officers promptly attended and the occupants of a black Audi estate were detained.

Patrols found the lorry had sustained damage to its side.

Arrests made

Searches were completed, resulting in balaclavas, gloves and a utility knife being recovered. The car, and several vehicle registration plates, were also seized.

Three men, aged 37, 35 and 28, from South Ockenden in Essex, were arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody while enquiries continue.