Dorset Police seize drugs and knife from teenager in Wimborne
The boy has been charged
Last updated 19th Nov 2021
A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with possession of a knife and drug offences in Wimborne.
Officers from the local neighbourhood policing team were on patrol in Wimborne on the afternoon of Wednesday 17 November 2021 when they stopped a 14-year-old local boy and had reason to carry out a search.
A Gurkha-style kukri knife was seized, along with a quantity of suspected cannabis.
The boy was arrested and subsequently charged with possession of a knife in a public place and possession of a class B drug and appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 18 November 2021. He is next due to appear at the same court on Tuesday 4 January 2022.
From Monday 15 November to Sunday 21 November 2021 Dorset Police is taking part in a national week-long knife amnesty – Op Sceptre – to help keep communities safe across the county.
Officers are encouraging the public to dispose of unwanted knives and blades at local recycling centres or securely packaged in household waste.