A Swindon teenager has been arrested as part of Wiltshire Police’s knife crime awareness campaign and amnesty – Op Sceptre.
Plain clothed and uniformed officers were on patrol in the Eldene area of the town today (25/09) when they spotted a group of youths acting suspiciously; when approached one male ran off dropping a knife in the process – another male was stopped and searched.
Thirty individual wraps of cannabis were found on his person; a further search at his home address recovered another 50 wraps of cannabis with a total street value of £1300.
A 16-year-old local boy was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply and is currently in custody at Gablecross Police Station in Swindon.
The teenager – believed to be a 15-year-old boy – who dropped the knife is still outstanding.
Sgt David Tippetts said: “Today’s result is a good one.
“We recognise that drugs and knife crime can go hand in hand and taking this amount of cannabis plus another dangerous weapon off the streets of Swindon is a positive move.
“As part of our Op Sceptre campaign, it means one less knife is now out there that could potentially kill or maim. Also, we’ve managed to disrupt a drug supply which can inevitably destroy lives and affect communities.”
