Potential hold-up foiled

Police foiled a potential hold-up on Friday afternoon after the alarm was raised following a tip-off in Qormi. After receiving an anonymous phone call relating the presence of three suspicious-looking men and a woman inside a vehicle, police from the...

Police foiled a potential hold-up on Friday afternoon after the alarm was raised following a tip-off in Qormi.

After receiving an anonymous phone call relating the presence of three suspicious-looking men and a woman inside a vehicle, police from the mobile squad, together with district police, carried out an inspection of the area and stopped the car.

A firearm and a number of balaclavas were found inside and four suspects, whose ages ranged from 24 to 30, were arrested.

The investigation continues.

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