Man issued fixed penalty notice for cannabis possession as police use knife arch at Newark Northgate Train Station as part of Operation Sceptre, a crackdown on knife crime

A man was issued a fixed penalty notice for cannabis possession yesterday (Thursday).

The man was found with the class C drug at Newark Northgate Station after police used a knife arch ­— a metal detector ­— and had a police sniffer dog on site.

Newark Neighbourhood Policing Team spent the day at the station as part of Operation Sceptre to crack down on knife crime and associated offences.

Five stop and searches were carried out after positive indications from police dog Ross.

No weapons were found.

The operation forms part of Nottinghamshire Police's knife crime enforcement and prevention campaign, which is run in conjunction with British Transport Police.

Newark Police said the day received good feedback from members of the public.