Frontline Merseyside Police officers will be equipped with the devices for use during searches.
Handheld metal detectors have been rolled out to help Merseyside Police officers tackle knife crime.Ch Insp Colin Dyer said the detectors would act as a deterrent to anyone who might carry a knife.
The wands will not replace the requirement for a physical search but be used as a screening device for officers already conducting searches following an arrest, the force said. Merseyside has seen a 13% reduction in knife crime and a 9% reduction in serious violence during the financial year to date, the force said.
In the last 12 months, Merseyside Police has made 229 arrests for knife possession offences and seized 1,088 knives.
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