Sharp-eyed members of the police mobile squad arrested two men this afternoon after following them in their car.

The policemen became suspicious of the two men in a car at St Paul’s Bay. After following them they searched them and found them in possession of a pistol and ammunition, balaclavas, a knife and tools.

The men are aged 25 and 30. Their vehicle has been seized pending further investigations.

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