Blade Bare: Weapons cache seized from teen gang, highlighting reality of knife crime

The reality of knife crime and arranged fights between gangs of teens is laid bare in this Garda photograph. Gardaí are alerting youths to the lethal dangers posed by carrying such weapons — and are concerned that the problem could worsen during the school summer holidays.

The photograph details the array of weaponry seized in one operation in Ballyfermot, southwest Dublin, targeting an arranged fight between teen gangs. The cache includes a saw, a sledgehammer, a hammer, a 3in claw knife, a fashioned piece of copper piping, a Stanley knife, and a normal knife.