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Police in Newham seize machete in Halloween crackdown

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Lorraine King

Published: 10:40 AM November 1, 2017    Updated: 10:13 AM October 13, 2020
Officers seized this deadly machete last night. pic credit: Twitter@MPSNewham

Officers seized this deadly machete last night. pic credit: Twitter@MPSNewham - Credit: Archant

This deadly machete was seized by officers in Newham during a Halloween crackdown last night.

https://twitter.com/MPSNewham/status/925561547354669057

Police tweeted the confiscated weapon saying it was found during last night’s night that saw people arrested for various offences.

Officers also received 363 calls last night.

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