Cumbria Police has confirmed that armed officers were deployed in Kendal Sunday afternoon / evening (July 25th), in connection with an incident separate from the brandishing of a knife on Saturday.

A spokesperson said: “These officers were deployed as a precaution and at no time was there a perceived threat to members of the public."

MORE TOP STORIES:

The officers were deployed s a result of enquiries carried out into a 20-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs.