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Jack Gramenz

REVEALED: Knife laws send a message as police wait for wands - The Real Truth

NSW police will trial metal-detector wands in December with a full roll-out expected late next year. (HANDOUT/NSW POLICE)

Police in NSW are months away from being given metal-detector wands to scan people for blades but the government is saying that stronger laws around knife possession will send a message in the meantime.

NSW has doubled penalties for knife possession to a maximum of four years and introduced powers for police to use metal-detecting "wands" to scan for weapons in certain public places.

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