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A gang member and another person were arrested after an incident with a homemade weapon, police say.

Hamilton Senior Sergeant Aimee Whitley said around 2pm on Tuesday police responded to Masters Avenue in Hamilton.

A person who officers believed had the firearm left the scene in a vehicle, and officers searched the area and found them further down the same street.

“A small homemade pistol, capable of firing .22 caliber bullets, was located and confiscated, along with 203 grams of cannabis also located in the vehicle,” Whitley said.

No one was hurt, he said. But officers arrested a 30-year-old man and a 23-year-old man, both from Waikato.