A 15-year-old boy from Stevenage was arrested by Hertfordshire police earlier this morning (Monday, May 15) after knuckledusters were found during a raid of a property.
Officers from the Safer Neighbourhood Team in Stevenage made the arrest after executing a drug warrant at a premises in the town.
They attended the address, in Exchange Road in Bedwell, at 8am and arrested the boy on suspicion of possessing a knuckleduster and possessing class B drugs.
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Knuckledusters are a prohibited weapon, and those found earlier today have been seized by police.
The incident comes during Operation Sceptre, a national week of action against knife-related crime.
As part of the Operation, Hertfordshire police are encouraging people to anonymously surrender knives at nearby police stations.
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