Two men are in custody after police found a number of weapons – including an axe and a machete – in the boot of car following a stop-search in the Strangeways area last night.
Police were alerted by a member of the public after seeing a small group of suspicious men with their faces covered putting a machete and an axe into the boot of a car on Bury New Road.
Armed response officers spotted a car that matched the description just 15 minutes later and stopped it in its tracks on nearby Waterloo Road, and detained two men while we searched the vehicle.
Police found the reported axe and machete in the boot, as well as seizing a lock knife from the trouser pocket of one of the men and the uninsured silver VW Golf they were in.
Two suspects – aged 27 and 31 – were arrested on suspicion of going equipped for stealing and possession of a bladed article. The 31-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of disqualified driving.
Both suspects remain in custody ahead of being questioned by City of Manchester North District Investigation Team.
