Police in England and Wales begin crackdown on knife related crimes

In view of rising incidents of knife related crimes, the police of England and Wales are starting a week-long crackdown on knife crimes - it has increased significantly in 2015. In London alone, in the first six weeks of this year, there have been eight knife-related murders and this sort of crime is a matter of concern.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 8 February 2016.

As part of operation Sceptre, police officers will patrol knife-crime hotspots and make use of real-time intelligence to target those who carry and use such weapons. In addition, the police will be working with Trading Standards to carry out test-purchase operations in order to identify shops that sell knives to young people.
Similar exercise would be undertaken in other parts of the country because there has been an average of 9% rise in knife related crimes. As indicated by Metropolitan Police - it is absolutely dedicated to reduce the number of knives in circulation at street level. In the last 12 months there has been an increase in the number of young people who are carrying knives and that can only end badly for anyone concerned.
In an incident in East London, three people were handcuffed as officers searched the rooms and discovered a samurai sword, an axe and two large knives.

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Desperate migrants from mid-East countries like Iran, Iraq and Syria trying to enter Britain ae willing to shell out £1,200 to people smugglers for a trip across Channel in UK-registered cars. It seems cars have been kept in readiness and waiting for the correct passengers.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 31 July 2015.

The cars are hidden in a garage not far from the French ferry port of Calais – there are 20 cars with UK number plates and the address is a closely kept secret known only to a select few like local police and the mayor of the small town of Teteghem. It is here that a makeshift camp has been built for illegal migrants from Iran, Iraq and Syria waiting to be smuggled across the Channel to England.
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