These huge knives were discovered in Halifax after a passenger was seen hanging out of car window
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Officers who were working as part of Operation Jemlock were in Halifax last night on patrol.
A vehicle was seen with the passenger hanging out of the window so it was stopped by officer.
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Operation Jemlock was set up by the force to 'tackle serious violent crime and knife crime across West Yorkshire' earlier this summer.
In less than six months, more than 1400 arrests have been made.
Between April and September 2019 there has been a 13.4% reduction in offences with knives compared to the same period last year.
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