Police swoop on railway stations to remove dangerous weapons
Police have been deployed to railway stations across the county this week in a special operation to remove dangerous weapons.
‘British Transport Police (BTP) teamed up with Lincolnshire Police at railway stations including Lincoln, Skegness, Sleaford and Boston, to engage with passengers using the network.
Metal detection arches and police dogs were also deployed as well as BTP’s County Lines Taskforce – a police team dedicated to tackling organised criminals using the railway to transport drugs.
Throughout the week, weapons, including a Stanley knife and a knuckle duster, were seized.
One man was arrested at Boston railway station on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a drug of class B after being found in possession of a large quantity of cannabis.
He has since been released under investigation.