Groninger arrested after showing weapons in TV program Danny on the street | NOW

The police arrested a nineteen-year-old man from Groningen on Friday afternoon after his home was searched for the presence of weapons, the police said on Friday know. Last week he was seen in the television program with other young people Danny on the street from NTR. During the broadcast they showed weapons.

During the search, officers found a fake firearm, knives, drugs and some masks that the boys may have used during the broadcast. As a result of the program, the police have now carried out five house searches. Last week, a fake weapon was also found with another minor who was present at the broadcast.

The police started an investigation into the gun possession after the broadcast. One of the minors who was seen in the broadcast had already been arrested before the broadcast for violating suspensive conditions. He had been released under certain conditions, pending a lawsuit. The youngster is suspected of being involved in a stabbing incident earlier this year.

According to the police, the identity of all five people involved is now known to the police and they are talking to the young people together with social workers.

Youth gun possession program

In the program about gun ownership among minors, presenter Danny Ghosen spoke to five underage boys walking around on the street with weapons, writes NTR on the website about the broadcast. Ghosen asks them if they “realize the danger they and others run”.

Since last year, there have been increasing incidents of stabbing involving minors. The cabinet wants to sell knives to minors nationwide prohibitMinisters Ferd Grapperhaus (Justice and Security) and Sander Dekker (Legal Protection) announced this month.

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