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Security guard imported hundreds of illegal zombie knives and sold them to kids

metro.co.uk · 4d

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Jonathan Soares, 20, was initially arrested as part of a fraud investigation, before an analysis of his phones revealed his secret trade in the deadly weapons (Picture: Met Police) A security guard who imported hundreds of illegal zombie knives and sold them online, including to people he knew were schoolchildren, is facing jail. Jonathan Soares, 20, was initially arrested as part of a fraud investigation, before an analysis of his phones revealed his secret trade in the deadly weapons. Using the evidence, police were able to unravel his supply lines and intercept incoming shipments – seizing 650 banned zombie knives before they could reach the streets. Commander Stephen Clayman, head of the National Knife Crime Centre, said each represented ‘one less opportunity for violence and one less family facing devastating loss’. The Met said zombie knives are still carried by criminals despite being outlawed 10 years ago. Of the serious violent incidents involving under 25s in London this year

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  1. Man snared importing hundreds of zombie knives to sell to kids faces lengthy jail term

    express.co.uk · 4d

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