Weapon seizures at UK ports from April 2012 to September 2013
Published 7 January 2014
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FOI release 29429.
1. Weapons seizure
The following table shows the number of weapon seizures, for the time period specified.
| Year | Number of seizures |
|---|---|
| April 2012 to March 2013 | 2,867 |
| April to September 2013 | 1,761 |
The time periods are financial years, unless otherwise specified. The data includes firearms, realistic imitation firearms, knives and other weapons. This data is management information which is subject to internal quality checks and may change. This data has not previously been published.