A DEESIDE teenager has been arrested in connection with illegal weapon-carrying.

On Saturday (March 26), officers from the North Flintshire policing team attended an address in Hawarden.

Information passed to officers suggested weapons had been stored at the property and that the 15-year-old occupant had distributed some of these items to friends.

The occupants of the address consented to a search being conducted, with three knives found concealed inside (pictured).

Two were found in a bedside drawer, the other in a school bag.

The knives were seized and then destroyed as per the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.

Police said a 15-year-old man was arrested and subsequently released under investigation.

Sgt Simon Williams said: “North Wales Police will continue to act on information from the public.

“This incident highlights the importance of information received and of the officers tasked to act on that information.

“It is vitally important that our communities are safe and that those who carry knives understand the detrimental effects that knife crime/possession has on people’s lives.

“I would encourage anyone with information about people carrying knives to contact North Wales Police on 101 or to report anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.”