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Police find machete, knife, balaclavas and drugs after stopping car in York

Fri 21 Apr 2017 @ 4:17pm - Crime, News
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The machete found in the car. Photographs: North Yorkshire Police

This lethal looking weapon was discovered in a car stopped by police in York.

The machete, with an 18-inch blade, was only one of the finds when officers stopped a car in the Hull Road area at about 2.50am on Friday (April 21).

They also found a kitchen knife and drugs.

These balaclavas were found in the car
A kitchen knife also recovered from the vehicle

North Yorkshire police posted on Facebook:

On searching the vehicle, we found a machete, a kitchen knife, two balaclavas, and what is believed to be cannabis and heroin.

A man and a woman, both in their 30s and from the York area, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are currently being detained in police custody while investigations continue.

 

Fri 21 Apr, 2017

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