Moment police arrest two brothers ‘selling zombie knives on Snapchat’ in north London

This is the infinitesimal 2 brothers suspected of selling knives connected Snapchat and Telegram are arrested during a constabulary dawn raid successful northbound London.

The pair, aged 20 and 21, allegedly flogged respective weapons, including zombie and flick blades, connected the alleged online “grey market”.

It shows officers successful nationalist bid kit smashing down the beforehand doorway of the family’s level and detaining 1 suspected weapon seller.

Detectives besides seized a ample magnitude of cannabis astatine the spot connected Myddelton Road, Hornsey past week Tuesday.

Commander Stephen Clayman, the nationalist pb for policing knife crime, says under-18s buying blades online to usage successful younker unit remains “a truly concerning picture”.

Forces are keen to chopped disconnected the proviso arsenic portion of efforts to halt injuries and deaths.

An serviceman progressive with the Met’s Operation Sceptre raid successful Haringey said: “People who are committing the knifepoint robberies and sadly the murders, they’re not buying their weapons successful Sainsbury’s. They’re buying them successful what’s known arsenic the grey marketplace connected Snapchat, connected Telegram.

“My squad executed a warrant and we entered a property, and we were capable to apprehension our superior suspect.

“The spot was searched and we seized a quantity of controlled Class B drugs and pharmaceuticals specified as, medicine lone anti-depressants, and a fig of violative weapons were besides recovered.

“Operations similar this are really, truly important. You whitethorn not spot the results immediately, but it truly is 1 little limb disconnected the street, 1 little weapon seller online, and hopefully it's 1 beingness saved.”

On September 24, a prohibition connected zombie knives, machetes and swords came into unit - giving constabulary greater powers to prehend weapons recovered successful backstage properties.

It is amerciable to possess, sell, manufacture oregon transport them and anyone caught could look clip down bars.

Joshua Kongolo and his member Merveil, 20, are charged with offering an violative limb for merchantability oregon hire, publishing amerciable worldly relating to combat knives and possession with intent to proviso a Class B drug.

They appeared astatine Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court connected November 13 and were bailed with conditions until a further proceeding aboriginal this month.