Man arrested for having knuckle duster and CS canister after police suspicions alerted when smelling cannabis

Officers suspicions were alerted when they saw a group of people by the cathedral in Winchester at around 2am. Officers engaged with the group before an 18-year-old woman was located with a quantity of cannabis – with her given a community resolution.

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‘The group were detained for a search, and a knuckle duster, a CS canister, and cannabis were located on a 21-year-old man from Winchester,’ a police statement said. ‘He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid or gas, and possession of a Class B drug. He remains in custody at this time.’

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