Internationals: 12 soccer hooligan suspects arrested

A total of 12 suspected football hooligans have been arrested on their way to England's friendly with Holland in Amsterdam.

Officers have been carrying out the operation at the Kent ports and Channel Tunnel.

Three men have so far received football banning orders for two years, a police spokesman says.

A 39-year-old from Herne Bay in Kent; a 27-year-old from Coventry; and a 34-year-old from Stoke on Trent all received the bans when they appeared before magistrates in Folkestone.

Another nine will appear before magistrates in the town.

A spokesman for Kent Police said: "This has been an ongoing operation since Monday. So far we have not found any weapons or drugs."