Met police spending on plastic bullets triples in a year
The Met police have tripled their spending on plastic bullets in a single year, according to figures seen by the Guardian.
The force spent more than £500,000 on the ammunition in 2017 – more than three times the average annual spend for the previous five years.
The figures have emerged amid growing fears about the potential for a no-deal Brexit to result in civil disorder. Last month, the Guardian learned that almost 1,000 police officers from England and Scotland were due to begin training for deployment in Northern Ireland in case of trouble in the event of no deal.
Met police spending on plastic bullets triples in a year | UK news | The Guardian
The Met police have tripled their spending on plastic bullets in a single year, according to figures seen by the Guardian.
The force spent more than £500,000 on the ammunition in 2017 – more than three times the average annual spend for the previous five years.
The figures have emerged amid growing fears about the potential for a no-deal Brexit to result in civil disorder. Last month, the Guardian learned that almost 1,000 police officers from England and Scotland were due to begin training for deployment in Northern Ireland in case of trouble in the event of no deal.
Met police spending on plastic bullets triples in a year | UK news | The Guardian
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