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Officers recovered a number of weapons including hatchets and machetes
Lauren Harte, 29 Jan
Nine men have each been charged with offences including possession of an offensive weapon in a public place
It comes after police responded to reports of two suspicious transit vans in the Newtownabbey area on Saturday morning.
The
PSNI
said one of the vehicles was stopped in the vicinity of Swanston Road North and the other on the Antrim Road at around 10.50am.
Officers recovered a number of weapons including hatchets and machetes. The occupants of the vans, nine men aged between 18 and 41, were arrested and have since charged with a number of offences to appear in court on Monday 30 January.
As is normal procedure the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
A PSNI spokeswoman said: "Nine men have each been charged with offences including possession of an offensive weapon in a public place after police responded to reports of two suspicious transit vans in the Newtownabbey area on Saturday morning, 28 January.
"Police stopped one of the vehicles in the vicinity of Swanston Road North and the other on the Antrim Road at around 10.50am, and recovered a number of weapons including hatchets and machetes. The occupants of the vans, nine men aged between 18 and 41, were arrested and have since charged with a number of offences to appear in court on Monday 30 January.
"As is normal procedure the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service."