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Father, son arrested after house raid turns up illegal weapons

Father, son arrested after house raid turns up illegal weapons

Police in Alexandreia in the northern prefecture of Imathia on Saturday detained a 48-year-old man and his 26-year-old son after a raid on their home turned up several weapons and ammunition.

Officers confiscated two pistols, three rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a sword, brass knuckles and club and a home-made ax.

The raid also uncovered 253,820 euros in cash, the origin of which the suspects were allegedly unable to explain.

During the raid, the suspects threw a plastic bag out of a window containing most of the cash, according to police sources. 

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