A loaded pistol, a balaclava, a knife and a hammer were found by the police during a search in a car in St Paul's Bay yesterday afternoon.

Mobile Squad police on patrol noticed two men in a car acting suspiciously. The officers followed the car, which was then stopped and searched, the police said.

The police arrested the two men, aged 25 and 30, and seized the vehicle.

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