Police have seized more than a dozen knives and large amount of cash from a home in Croydon.

As part of the Met's Operation Sceptre to fight knife crime, nearly 300 arrests were made and 265 knives taken off the streets, and the Croydon incident made a big contribution to the latter.

When officers conducted an intelligence-led warrant at an address in Croydon, they recovered recovered 16 knives, a smoke grenade and more than £50,000 in cash.

This haul accounted for six per cent of the total knives recovered during the week-long operation throughout all of London.

Acting Detective Chief Superintendent Sean Yates called for more support across London.

“This work is carried out every day across London," he said.

"There is an ongoing, concerted effort by officers across the Met to tackle this scourge on our streets.

“But such proactive action is only part of the solution as enforcement can only get us so far. This is not just a policing issue, we need everyone to join together to tackle knife crime. The work of our schools officers, communities, partners and the various projects and conferences taking place across the Met are vital in helping to achieve this.

“Today, two families are mourning the loss of loved ones, the two young men murdered in Camden last night. Our thoughts are with them in this incredibly difficult time. At this early stage there have been no arrests, but we are carrying out urgent inquiries to establish the full circumstances.”