The Metropolitan Police say 100 people have been arrested in a bid to deter those considered to pose the greatest risk to public safety at Notting Hill Carnival. Officers carried out intelligence-led interventions; 21 individuals were recalled to prison and 11 firearms and more than 40 knives were seized. Police also said 266 people are subject to bail or probation conditions that prevent attendance at the event this weekend. Commander Charmain Brenyah, the force’s spokeswoman for the event, said around one million people were expected to be on the streets of west London. ‘Our policing plan makes tackling serious violence a priority, which is why we’ve carried out intelligence-led interventions against those groups and individuals who we have reason to believe pose the greatest risk to the safety of other carnival-goers. We hope that this police activity will be a significant deterrent for those who otherwise might have been planning to come and engage in violence and other criminality.’