A MAN was found carrying a machete at Shoebury station.
Officers were called to the train station on Sunday morning, with reports of a man carrying a knife.
A 36-year-old man was then searched and the machete was found hidden in his trousers.
BTP Essex tweeted earlier today: "Sunday morning we received a report of a man possibly carrying a knife.
"Following an emergency response to Shoebury station, officers conducted a search & located a 36 year old man who they found in possession of a machete tucked into his trousers."
A man has been arrested.
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