Peterborough police seize knife after arresting taxi passenger in Woodston

Nineteen-year-old bailed after arrest.

Police seized a machete after arresting a man in Woodston.

Officers spotted a man they wanted to speak to in a taxi on Friday evening.

The taxi was pulled over in Grove Street. A 19-year-old man was arrested in near by Oundle Road on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, and being concerned in the supply of drugs.

Police said they found a machete as part of their investigation.

The man has been released on bail .

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