Zombie knife wholesaler paid £350k of tax payers' cash to hand over weapons to police

A knife supplier regularly used by gangs has been offered £350,000 of taxpayers cash to give up their stock as part of a weapons amnesty.

A knife supplier regularly used by gangs has been offered £350,000 of taxpayers cash to give up their stock as part of a weapons amnesty. The wholesaler, who has seen its weapons used in several killings over the years, has surrendered more than 35,000 "zombie" blades.The supplier, Sporting Wholesale, who also owns the knife brand Anglo Arms, sells knives that have previously been used to "kill and maim" victims.

"The law, which comes into effect on September 24, will make it illegal to own a knife with a sharpened blade longer than 8inches .The criteria will also ban blades with either a serrated cutting edge, more than one hole on the blade, decorative spikes or more than two sharp points on any one blade.The new rules now mean a tighter restriction on the purchase of knives.Earlier this year, Anglo Arms said that "over the last five to six years knife crime has increased "As a result...

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