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Police arrest nine and seize suspected drugs and samurai sword
The Chronicle
|November 06, 2025
A FURTHER nine people have been arrested as part of a major crackdown on serious and organised crime in South Tyneside.
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The news comes after police received reports of properties and vehicles being damaged over the last two weeks in what are being treated as linked attacks.
As a result, nine males - aged between 15 and 21 - were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of offences including affray, criminal damage and drug possession.
All arrested individuals currently remain in police custody. Items including suspected cannabis, a machete, and a samurai sword have been seized during property searches. At this stage, it is believed that those involved are known to each other.
This story is from the November 06, 2025 edition of The Chronicle.
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