Three charged after more than a tonne of cannabis is seized

More than a tonne of cannabis has been seized as Kent Police continues to disrupt and shut down organised crime networks.

Officers stopped a Ford Transit van in Wrotham Road, Gravesend on the afternoon of Wednesday 13 November 2024.

The van was searched and found to contain an estimated 500kg of packed cannabis.

Two men were arrested at the scene and enquiries led to detectives searching a property in Herne Hill, south east London on the same day.

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More cannabis, estimated at weighing around 800kg, was seized at the property and the total street value of all of the seized drugs is estimated to exceed more than £1million.

Jack Phillips, 69, of Poplar Road, Herne Hill, and Ramesh Tuladhar, 57, of Norcott Road, Stoke Newington, have both been charged with possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

They appeared before Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court on Friday 15 November and were remanded in custody to appear before Maidstone Crown Court on a date to be arranged.

A third man arrested as part of the investigation has since been charged.

Sukhwant Goraya appeared before West Kent Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 20 November charged with being concerned in the supply of a class B drug.

The 58 year old, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody to appear before Maidstone Crown Court on Monday 16 December.