A LARGE amount of weapons were seized from two addresses in Salisbury on Saturday.

These included a variety of knives, including a meat cleaver, parts of a shotgun, BB gun and pellets, which were subsequently surrendered for destruction.

A number of knives and weapons were seized by Wiltshire Police across the county during a week-long knife crime prevention campaign, Operation Sceptre.

During the campaign, which ran from March 11 to 17, police cadets in Salisbury made an Op Sceptre video to continue the public safety message and also show the on-going work being carried out by officers and young people in the county.

Assistant Chief Constable Gavin Williams said: "The success of the Op Sceptre campaign is down to the continued work we do in our communities - not only raising awareness about the dangers of knife crime but enforcing the law - it is illegal to carry a knife and you could face prison.

"We are committed to robustly tackling knife crime, and I hope the message will be received loud and clear when I say that using a knife or sharp instrument to threaten or harm someone will not be tolerated in our county.

"It is easy to say knife crime is a police problem. But it is not as straightforward as that, tackling knife crime is a police priority but it is a community problem. One that we can only solve by parents, schools, the NHS and our communities working together.

"As our knife crime figures show, Wiltshire is a safe place to live; the statistics show knife crime has dropped by 18 per cent across the county in the past year but we won't ever rest on our laurels and will firmly deal with anyone who we find carrying a knife."