Gardai arrested a man and seized multiple bladed weapons after reports he was brandishing them in the middle of the street this morning.
At approximately 8:40am on Monday, Gardaí received a report of a man brandishing a weapon at River Street, Ballinasloe.
Upon arrival at the scene, Gardaí searched a car and seized a machete, hatchet and knife.
A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested at the scene of the incident.
He is currently being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
An Garda Síochána has said that investigations into this incident are ongoing.
