Police called to airsoft site in Faversham after motorist seen with ‘possible firearm’ on M2
12:56, 15 May 2023
updated: 15:19, 15 May 2023
There was a huge police response after a motorist was seen with a possible firearm on a motorway.
The force were called at about 6.30am yesterday following a sighting on the M2 coastbound near Cuxton.
Police were later seen at an airsoft site in Faversham in relation to it.
A spokesman for the force said: “Officers located the vehicle in Uplees Road, Faversham, and arrested a 31-year-old man from London in connection with the incident.
“An imitation firearm was seized and later confirmed to be an airsoft weapon.
“The man was released without charge.”
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