Police seize “potentially lethal” samurai sword

Police got a sharp surprise when they seized a “potentially very lethal” samurai sword at a Yalgoo property.

Acting sergeant Brigham Dennison said police were conducting inquiries for a different matter on March 27 when residents expressed fears a man at the home was inebriated and could use the sword.

“I thought it would be a replica, but no, this is a sharp samurai sword and in the wrong hands it could have been potentially very lethal,” he said.

He said he had never seen such a weapon in Yalgoo, confirming that it had been brought into the town by the owner from “somewhere else.”

Police have not yet determined what charges will be laid.