A man from Bristol has been sentenced after being found with a knuckleduster when his car was stopped in Wiltshire. Zaveian Brown, of Kensington Park, Easton pleaded guilty to having an offensive weapon in Box, after officers stopped his vehicle while responding to reports of drug dealing in Corsham.
Brown, 40, was stopped on June 13 and was found with the weapon. He was sentenced at Swindon Magistrates’ Court and fined £692, ordered to pay a surcharge of £277 and £85 in costs.
PD Adam Neish said: “We were responding to reports that a man had been dealing drugs in the Corsham area matching Brown’s description.
“We stopped him in his vehicle and found him to be dressed in a balaclava and body armour. When we carried out a search of his vehicle a knuckleduster was found in the passenger door.
“A knuckleduster is designed to cause injury and is banned under the Offensive Weapon Act 2019.
“I’d like to reassure the local community that proactive officers will continue to carry out stop and searches in the area and action their concerns as effectively as possible.”