Three knives have been found at Queensland public transport stops by police using metal detection wands in the first such operation since officers’ search powers were expanded.
Police searched close to 600 people across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Townsville over the Easter weekend and found six knives.
“We’re very pleased with the results, but our ultimate aim is, of course, to see no one carrying knives and those six knives that were detected, that’s absolutely six too many,” Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Wheeler told reporters on Tuesday.
“By detecting those six knives and taking them from the people who are carrying them, we know that we could have saved lives just over the weekend.”…