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New Milton teen arrested after drugs and knife seized following search

ANOTHER knife has been taken off the streets in New Milton in the New Forest after officers searched a teenager.

Officers from New Forest Police proactively searched a 17-year-old boy, who was at Camellia Gardens in New Milton, under the Misuse of Drugs Act last Tuesday (August 12).

They found a large knife and cannabis joints underneath the bench he was sitting on.

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“The items were seized and the boy, who is from the town, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place,” a spokesperson for the force said.

He has since been released on bail, pending further enquiries.

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