Thirteen weapons have been seized and nine arrests were made in West Sussex as part of a crackdown on knife crime. On social media PC Tom Van Der Wee said, “Really busy shift for us all working on Operation Safety yesterday (Saturday, March 5). READ THIS: Newly qualified driver has ‘lucky escape’ near Chichester “On the West team we carried out 20 stop searches, seized 13 weapons and made nine arrests - offences included drug supply, possession of knives and drink driving.” READ THIS: Olivia Colman and Colin Firth to star in Sam Mendes film set in Worthing - Here’s the full cast Operation Safety aims to tackle knife crime and serious violence in the region.