Kannur: The police have recovered a sack filled with several types of weapons from a drain at Chakkadu in Vilakkode-Muzhakkunnu panchayat in the Kannur district.
The sack was found hidden in a drain adjacent to private property during an inspection conducted on Tuesday evening.
The inspection was carried out based on a tip-off.
The sack contained seven machetes, an axe, a knife and a nanchaku.
A police team comprising Sub-Inspector (SI) of Muzhakkunnu Shibu, SI Nasser Poyilan, ASI Raj Nawaz and other officials took the weapons into custody. The police have also launched an investigation.