Arrest after police respond to reports of armed man in Smethwick

A young man has been arrested and a knife seized after police responded to reports of a man armed with a weapon in Sandwell.

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Police received the calls at around 6pm on Monday from High Street, Smethwick where they stopped a 20-year-old man and recovered a knife.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a bladed article and remains in custody for questioning.