Nine men are due in court after police recovered hatchets and machetes from two transit vans in Newtownabbey.
Police were alerted to two suspicious transit vans on Saturday morning (28 January)
Officers stopped one of the vehicles in the vicinity of Swanston Road North in Carnmoney and the other on the Antrim Road at around 10.50am.
A number of weapons including hatchets and machetes were recovered.
The occupants of the vans, aged between 18 and 41, were arrested and have since charged with a number of offences.
They are due to appear in court on Monday charged with a number of offences including possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
As is normal procedure the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.