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Woman, 28, arrested on suspicion of drug-driving near The Norton Knatchbull School in Hythe Road, Ashford

16:49, 04 November 2024

updated: 21:27, 07 November 2024

A young woman has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving outside a school.

Police stopped her outside The Norton Knatchbull School in Hythe Road, Ashford, at 7pm on Saturday (November 2).

Police attended Hythe Road, Ashford, on Saturday
Police attended Hythe Road, Ashford, on Saturday

A strong emergency service response was reportedly seen in the area at the time the woman, aged in her 20s, was arrested.

A police spokesman said: "Officers on patrol in Ashford stopped a car in Hythe Road due to poor driving.

"A quantity of cannabis was seized and a 28-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.

"She has since been released on bail pending further inquiries."

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