Man charged with weapon and drugs offences after lock knife seized in Staffordshire

Cannabis was later found following a further search.

A man has been charged after a lock knife was seized in a Staffordshire city.

Ian Andrew Rogers, 47, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession of a knife/sharp pointed article in a public place and possessing a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis.

It comes after Staffordshire Police officers seized a lock knife during a stop and search in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent shortly after 8.30pm on Sunday (October 18).

Cannabis was later found following a further search.

Rogers is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on November 3.

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