99 pyramid rings have been seized en route to Appleby Horse Fair.
Cumbria Police stopped a vehicle at 1am today, Friday June 5, in the Appleby area, heading to the fair’s trade fields.
The rings will be destroyed.
Dan St Quintin, Cumbria police’s Gold Commander for Appleby Horse Fair, said: “This is another example of our officers carrying out proactive work to keep people from all communities safe.
“There have been numerous examples around the country of such rings being used to cause significant injury to people so I welcome the fact we have been able to seize these items and have them destroyed before they are made available for sale.”
Officers also seized counterfeit goods and air weapons yesterday on the first day of the fair.
The items were seized in a joint operation between Cumbria police and Westmorland and Furness Trading Standards.
It took place on Thursday morning after a van was stopped on its way to the fair’s trading fields.
Among the items seized were several realistic-looking air weapons, along with BB pellets.
Vapes, children’s toys and perfume were also seized, alongside other items.
Det Supt St Quintin added: “Police and Trading Standards will be working closely during the event.
“Anyone who thinks it is acceptable to bring items such as air weapons, imitation firearms, knives or other such items to sell at the event can expect to have such goods seized and be ejected from the area.”
Catherine Hornby, Trading Standards manager for Westmorland and Furness Council, added: “We’re pleased that this successful joint operation with the police, working on shared intelligence from outside the area, has prevented counterfeit goods from reaching the market fields at Appleby Horse Fair and resulted in the seizure of a number of unsafe items.”
