Summary:
Seven men aged 20-24 arrested in Lisbon for illegal weapon possession.
Incident occurred in Parque das Nações after a tip-off to the police.
Police found seven firearms and various ammunition during the arrest.
An automatic knife was also seized from the suspects.
The vehicle of the detainees was confiscated for further investigation.
Seven Arrested in Lisbon for Illegal Weapons
On Saturday night, seven men, aged between 20 and 24, were arrested in the Parque das Nações district of Lisbon on suspicion of illegal weapon possession, as reported by the PSP (Public Security Police) this Sunday.
According to a statement from the Lisbon Metropolitan Command of the PSP, the police were alerted to the incident by a tip-off from a concerned citizen. The suspects were reportedly at a café terrace when a verbal altercation ensued. During this confrontation, the witness noticed that the young men were in possession of firearms.
Upon the rapid arrival of the police, they discovered that seven of the eight men had seven firearms of calibers 6.35 and 7.35, along with various ammunition and an automatic knife. The police also indicated that they seized the vehicle of the detainees due to suspicions that more weapons or ammunition could be inside.
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