A 45-year-man was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after armed officers were called to a house in Elliots Town.
Police said they received reports from concerned residents at around 9.30am on Wednesday, January 10, and attended an address in Elliots Town, near New Tredegar
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: “A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of [making] threats to kill and a number of air weapons were recovered from the address.
“Following investigations, the man was released with no further action and enquiries into the weapons seized are ongoing.
“No-one was injured during the incident.”
Inspector Ryan Francis said: “Officers, including armed officers, attended the property. However I’d like to stress that this was an isolated incident with no threat to the wider public.”
Another deployment with the Joint Firearms Unit, force negotiators and @gpdogsection. One in custody and all resolved without any injury or force being used #JFU #ARV #Professionals pic.twitter.com/2eexWd0iMP
— Ryan Francis (@gpinsprfrancis) January 10, 2018