Around £20,000 of cannabis was also discovered in the raid in south ManchesterThe teenager pictured in the back of a police van(Image: GMP)

A teenager suspected of selling knives online has been arrested following an early morning police raid.

Several large knives, machetes, axes and extendable batons were found when police smashed down the door of a house on Mouldsworth Avenue in Withington, south Manchester this morning (Tuesday, April 29). Around £20,000 of cannabis was also discovered inside.

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of obtaining knives and the marketing of them and drug offences. He remains in custody for questioning.

The raid was carried out by GMP’s county lines drugs squad and Operation Venture, a specialist team fighting tackling serious violence and knife crime.

Police smash down the door during this morning’s raid(Image: GMP)

Sgt Mohammed Waqas: “This arrest and investigation is a step forward as we continue to tackle knife crime in different ways and understand the emerging trend of how people can obtain them online. Working with colleagues and their specialised capabilities, we are now starting to hunt down those who break the law selling these weapons.

“They must answer for their actions in how they obtain and distribute weapons which have a direct effect on our communities. With tighter government regulations and stronger penalties coming into force around the sales of knives to underage people, both in-person and online, it will enable us to ensure we can continue to keep communities safe and our aim of reducing the number of knives on the streets.”