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Manchester Evening News
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Helen Johnson

Just some of the disturbing weapons police have seized from criminals this weekend

These are just some of the disturbing weapons police have taken off the streets over the weekend.

Officers in north Manchester have recovered a haul of potentially deadly items as part of a clamp down on the order and delivery of weapons.

Their work included seizing a car, and a four-inch knuckle duster, which was unusually shaped like a dog's face.

A huge 12inch knife has also been recovered from a garden following a disturbance.  

Meanwhile, officers discovered a large screwdriver and a piece of sharp, thin metal when they arrested two people for fighting in Cheetham Hill.

A GMP social media post about the finds reads: "Few updates from our drive against knife crime. Under Operation Sceptre we dedicate patrol to tackle this.

Police in north Manchester recovered this screwdriver over the weekend (GMP)

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"The below car was seized for its' role in crime and the mask - despite looking like some weird cross between a dog and a bat (a dat or a bog?) is actually a knuckle duster about 4inches in length.

Police found this piece of metal when they carried out an arrest (GMP)

"This was recovered following work we have done tackling the ordering and delivery of weapons. Insp N"

Police found this huge knife in a garden (GMP)
This unusual item is actually a knuckle duster (GMP)

It was followed up with another post: "Some more from the weekend, the big knife below was recovered in a garden following a disturbance.

"The screwdriver and sharpened skewer(not sure how best to describe it - ideas welcome!) recovered following two locked up for fighting. Insp N"

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