Newcastle United fullback Amar Dedic was stopped by police in Northumberland after being spotted carrying a bow and arrow.

Dedic, who joined the club from Benfica in the summer, was stopped alongside a friend by Northumbria Police after a member of the public reported seeing him walking with a bow and arrow in the village of Harlow Hill.

According to the Daily Mail, a number of police officers were dispatched to the scene.

The weapon was seized by police after a search of a vehicle.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: ‘Shortly after 1.55pm on Wednesday, we received a report of two men carrying a bow and arrows while walking along a track by the reservoir on Military Road in the Harlow Hill area.

‘Officers attended and subsequently stopped a vehicle in the Darras Hall area and seized a bow and arrows. At this stage, it is understood they were for recreational use and there was no threat to the public. Enquiries are ongoing.’