More than 240 knives and weapons have been taken off the streets and 44 referrals made to diversion schemes in a Met-wide crack down on knife crime

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Published: 6:34 pm November 19, 2020

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Operation Sceptre, the national intensification to tackle knife crime, saw officers from across the whole of the Metropolitan Police Service ramp up activity to drive down violent crime and the carrying of knives across London.

More than 240 knives and weapons have been taken off the streets and 44 referrals made to diversion schemes in a Met-wide crack down on knife crime

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