Guns and knives seized by police as 100 arrested in raids ahead of Notting Hill Carnival
Met Police arrests 100 people in huge operation ahead of Notting Hill Carnival
- Metropolitan Police have arrested 100 people and conducted intelligence-led interventions to enhance safety at Notting Hill Carnival.
- These operations resulted in 21 individuals being recalled to prison, the seizure of 11 firearms and over 40 knives, and 266 people being barred from attending.
- Commander Charmain Brenyah stated the policing plan prioritises tackling serious violence, aiming to deter criminality among the expected one million attendees.
- Live Facial Recognition technology will be deployed, despite concerns from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding its potential impact on individuals' rights.
- Additional security measures include screening arches and stop-and-search powers at entry points, with intelligence shared nationally to identify and ban violent gangs, following two murders at last year's event.