Swords, hunting knives and machetes were among the weapons seized during the crackdown. Police also worked alongside the prison service, sweeping cells and confiscating handmade weapons, including razor blades fixed to toothbrushes.
"Op Sceptre highlights the continuing commitment of the police working with the public in preventing young people carrying knives and this latest Sceptre week saw our engagement with schools and communities increase to higher levels than ever before.
"Young people must understand that carrying a knife is never the answer, nor does it offer the protection they think it does. It only puts them at greater risk."'My brother bled out on the pavement'Forces also held 966 education and youth engagement events and visited 1,917 schools. The Minister for Crime, Policing and Probation Kit Malthouse said there is"nothing more terrifying" for a parent than the thought of the child not making it home."There is nothing more terrifying for a parent that the thought of them not making it home.Chief Inspector Rob Ranstead, who led the operation for the Metropolitan Police, said making London safer is his force's priority.
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