Extra cash for police tackling knife crime

An extra £1.2m is being allocated to South Wales Police to help officers tackle knife crime.

The money is being used to extend the specialist knife crime team in Cardiff and create a new team in Swansea.

The new team will focus on reducing knife crime on Welsh streets.

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Some money will be used to fund preventative community-based work with young people.

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