Weapons seized in police campaign / BBC, Aug 7 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7545298.stm

"More than 2,750 weapons have been handed in or seized since Strathclyde Police launched a campaign to reduce violence at the start of the year. Samurai swords, machetes, axes, knives and daggers were among the haul. The majority of weapons taken off the streets were household knives and scissors which had been modified.
The force said higher impact policing and early morning raids had resulted in the arrest of more than 300 violent offenders during the campaign."