People who own offensive weapons are being encouraged to hand them in to amnesty bins after two people were arrested.
One man, 65, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place after four weapons were found in a property. He was issued with a police caution.
In a separate case another man, 59, was arrested on suspicion of the same charge as well as possession of a firearm without a licence and attempting to import prohibited items. He was released on bail until April 12.
Police are encouraging people to hand in offensive weapons to amnesty after new laws made it illegal to own offensive weapons privately, even if they are just for display.
James Ward, Sussex Police lead for Operation Safety, said: “These two cases demonstrate how we are working with our partners to arrest people who are suspected to be in possession of prohibited weapons in private.
“It is important to reemphasise that just because you own a now prohibited weapon in private for display, with absolutely no desire or intent to cause anyone harm, it is illegal.
“If you do own a weapon which is now illegal to own privately, I would urge you to dispose of it in one of the amnesty bins located at police stations across the county.”
Amnesty bins can be found in all police stations across the county.
The offence of possessing an offensive weapon does not apply to antique weapons and specific exemptions apply.
Weapons included in the list of offensive weapons include knuckledusters, knives, batons and swords.
Other weapons on the list include a shuriken, a disguised knife or a Kusari Gama, being a length of rope, cord, wire or chain fastened at one end to a sickle.
On Sunday, a man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following an incident in Chichester.
He has been taken into custody and a spokeswoman for Sussex Police confirmed that there was “no ongoing threat to the public”.
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