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March 11, 2007 / 3:07 PM

Swedish Hell's Angels found with tank gun

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 11 (UPI) -- A police raid on a Hell's Angels club in Stockholm, Sweden, found that the biker gang had a tank gun in its possession.

The Swedish-made military-grade weapon was found during Saturday's raid at the group's headquarters in the Ulvsunda region of Stockholm, but The Local said no ammunition was found.

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The tank gun was said to be of a type no longer used by the Swedish Army.

The raid, which included nearly 40 officers, occurred after officials received a tip that illegal drugs were present at the motorcycle gang's anniversary party.

The Local reported in addition to the 264-pound tank gun, an unspecified amount of drugs were found by on the premises.

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