Vehicle stop leads to over 40 knives and other weapons being discovered

A large quantity of zombie knives and other bladed weapons have been discovered by Cheshire police during a stop on the M6.

At around 11.40pm last Thursday, officers on patrol and stopped a red Volkswagen Polo after ANPR enquiries uncovered that the vehicle had been linked to weapons offences.

A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman, both from the Birmingham area were stopped by police.

The pair were both arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article in a public place and possessing offensive weapons for the purpose of sale.

Chief Inspector Joe McNally, Cheshire Constabulary’s Knife Crime Lead, said:

“I’d like to the thank the quick-thinking officers who were on patrol in the area at the time and acted on instinct to pull over the vehicle, leading to this alarming discovery.

“The Constabulary has recently just completed Operation Sceptre, a weeklong national campaign that tackles knife crime in our areas through proactive policing operations and deployments and community engagement - during this week, our officers recovered over 250 weapons from across Cheshire.

“As a result of this stop, a further 40 blades, a combination of zombie knives, machetes and a knuckleduster, are now safely in our possession. These blades will soon be destroyed, permanently preventing possibility of them being used on our streets and falling into the wrong hands.”

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