A young person has been arrested following an incident involving an imitation firearm on an Auckland bus this morning.
Police were informed at 11.24am today that there was a person on a bus heading to Auckland City from Orakei in possession of a firearm.
The bus stopped on Quay Street and a man and a woman got off and entered a nearby supermarket.
Armed Police arrived on the scene quickly and located the pair exiting through the supermarket car park and safely took them into custody.
An imitation firearm was located on the man.
The youth will be referred to Police Youth Aid.
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