Amnesty sees 120 knives handed in

More than 50 knives were handed in during the first week of the amnesty

A total of 120 knives and similar potential weapons have been handed to police during a Christmas and new year amnesty in Pembrokeshire.

A machete was among the items voluntarily given in at six Dyfed-Powys Police stations.

Door staff at pubs and clubs in Tenby and Haverfordwest have used metal detector scanners to search customers.

Last month, a two-day gun amnesty was held in Newport, south Wales, after a teenager died from an air rifle wound.

Dyfed-Powys Police said no weapons had yet been found by door staff using metal detector scanners as part of the Pembrokeshire amnesty, which runs until 6 January.

Stabbings

Officers are also increasing patrols and spot-checks.

More than 50 knives and two BB guns were handed in during the first week and police have urged people to hand in weapons without fear of prosecution.

The amnesty follows several stabbings after which two men were jailed for separate attacks, two people injured at the Pembrokeshire Show and two at a pub.

In the south Wales city of Newport, the gun amnesty was held last month following requests to the police by family and friends of Danny Marsh, 17.

He was shot in the Maesglas area of the city in October and died in what police called a "tragic accident".

Anyone wanting to hand in knives or similar bladed instruments in Pembrokeshire can to do so at police stations in Tenby, Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Fishguard and Narberth.