Thugs planning to disrupt the Notting Hill Carnival were warned today to stay away or face arrest.
Scotland Yard said it was planning a series of raids on potential troublemakers in the lead up to this weekend’s event in a bid to prevent violence.
Officers will target gang members who they suspect are plotting to use Europe’s biggest street festival to settle scores.
Police said around 13,000 officers would be on duty over the two days of the carnival weekend which is expected to attract more than a million revellers.
Officers would use stop and search powers to try and prevent “the minority who carry weapons” from causing trouble.
Hundreds of officers from the Met and the British Transport Police will be deployed to check people traveling to the event on trains and buses.
Chief Superintendent Mick Johnson, who is organising the police operation, said: “Carnival is a colourful and vibrant event attended by hundreds of thousands of people every year. The success of the event and the low crime rate do not happen by accident.
“We want to continue this success by making sure Carnival is as safe as possible for everyone who attends the event.
“Carnival is a wonderful spectacle and we will do everything we can to ensure everyone who comes to the event is able to enjoy it safely."
Teams of undercover officers will also be deployed to tackle pick pocketing gangs who are known to target the carnival.
Specially trained officers will also be deployed to seize any suspected dangerous dogs.
Last year there were 299 arrests over the weekend, an increase on the 244 people held in 2011.
Scotland Yard said it was planning a series of raids on potential troublemakers in the lead up to this weekend’s event in a bid to prevent violence.
Police said around 13,000 officers would be on duty over the two days of the carnival weekend which is expected to attract more than a million revellers.
Officers would use stop and search powers to try and prevent “the minority who carry weapons” from causing trouble.
Hundreds of officers from the Met and the British Transport Police will be deployed to check people traveling to the event on trains and buses.
Chief Superintendent Mick Johnson, who is organising the police operation, said: “Carnival is a colourful and vibrant event attended by hundreds of thousands of people every year. The success of the event and the low crime rate do not happen by accident.
“We want to continue this success by making sure Carnival is as safe as possible for everyone who attends the event.
“Carnival is a wonderful spectacle and we will do everything we can to ensure everyone who comes to the event is able to enjoy it safely."
Teams of undercover officers will also be deployed to tackle pick pocketing gangs who are known to target the carnival.
Specially trained officers will also be deployed to seize any suspected dangerous dogs.
Last year there were 299 arrests over the weekend, an increase on the 244 people held in 2011.
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