Weapons the police confiscated from a man in Brick Lane yesterday. PICTURE: Metropolitan Police (Image: Archant)
A man who was allegedly wielding a knife and an iron bar from his bike was Tasered yesterday morning during rush hour.
Police were called to the scene at 7.48am and took a 31-year-old suspect into custody on suspicion of an offensive weapon and a Class A drug.
He did not require medical attention and was taken into custody at an east London police station.
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