Officers stopped a car in the Littlebourne Road area of the city on the evening of Sunday 13 March 2022 after reported suspicious behaviour.

Following an investigation by the Local Policing Team, Mohamed Ahmed has been charged with possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply and possession of cannabis.

The 21-year-old, of Burma Crescent, Canterbury, has also been charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, in relation to one officer being bitten and another sustaining an arm injury on the same evening.

Mr Ahmed appeared before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Monday 14 March and was remanded in custody to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 11 April.