A 20-year-old man has been arrested after the incident. Photo / File
Police have arrested a man after an incident involving a firearm in South Auckland last night.
The Armed Offenders Squad was called out to the incident in the Māngere-Papatoetoe area near King's College.
An officer at the scene last night confirmed a firearm had been located.
A police spokeswoman said this morning a 20-year-old man had been arrested.
He was charged with unlawfully carrying/possessing a firearm, presenting a firearm and driving while disqualified.
A resident on Jellicoe St in Ōtāhuhu said last night the police Eagle helicopter had been circling the area for two hours.
He said it was "really strange" and hadn't seen a police officer or car in the area either.
One Golf Ave resident said the police helicopter had been up flying for quite some time. There was a "paddy wagon" outside the neighbour's home with three police officers and the end of road was cordoned off by more police.
A worker at the Super Liquor on Savill Drive in Māngere East said a police officer came into the store earlier in the evening to see if they had seen anything out of the ordinary.
The worker said he didn't what is going on in the area and there was "pretty much nothing happening".
The arrested man is due to appear in Manukau District Court on Monday, October 29.
People are calling for free testing so people would drive safely.