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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Lloyd

UK police given new powers to seize banned ‘zombie-style’ knives and machetes

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More “zombie-style” knives and machetes with no practical use are to be banned and police will be given more powers to seize and destroy them, the government has said.

The maximum sentence for the importation, manufacturing, possession and sale of these newly proscribed weapons will be two years, the Home Office said.

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