Queensland police have revealed they found six weapons during a wanding operation over the Easter long weekend.
Officers used metal detection wands to search a total of 586 people on the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Townsville.
Two of the knives were found on the Gold Coast with one in Broadbeach and another in Surfers Paradise, while three were found in Brisbane and one in Townsville.
It’s Queensland Police’s first wanding operation after the historic knife crime laws, known as Jack’s Law, passed legislation almost two weeks ago.
Jack’s Law is named in honour of Gold Coast teen Jack Beasley, who was stabbed to death while out in Surfers Paradise in 2019.
The legislation gives officers the power to search people using metal-detection wands in Queensland’s party precincts and on public transport.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Wheeler says the message doesn’t seem to be getting through to some people.
“There is no excuse to carry a knife in public, in particular, safe-night precincts and those transport hubs,” Acting Deputy Commissioner Wheeler says.
“Knife crime continues to be a major concern for the Queensland Police Service and we’re confident this new legislation will help us to combat the issue,
“We’re very pleased with the result but our ultimate aim is to see no one carrying knives,
“Those six knives that were detected were six knives too many.”
In total, 387 people were scanned on the Gold Coast, 146 in Brisbane and 52 in Townsville.
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Clips one and two are from the Gold Coast detections, clip three is Townsville and clips four and five are from Brisbane.
