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15 June 2011
Last updated at 05:45 ET
Two men from Manchester are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and to rob after being arrested near the Devon home of singer Joss Stone.
The men, aged 33 and 30, were arrested after a suspicious vehicle was seen in the Cullompton area on Monday.
BBC South West Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Hall said a senior police source confirmed the men were found carrying swords, plans of the singer's home and a body bag.
Miss Stone is aware of the arrests.
Brit Awards Her publicist said the singer was being kept informed of developments by Devon and Cornwall Police.
It has not been disclosed if she was at the property at the time.
The men were initially arrested for possession of offensive weapons and being equipped to steal.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police attended an address in Cullompton after alert residents notified officers about a suspicious-looking vehicle.
"Officers attended the area at around 1000 BST and subsequently arrested the occupants of a red Fiat Punto.
"Major crime detectives are continuing to investigate."
Last month, the Sunday Times Rich list placed 24-year-old Miss Stone - who was born in Kent but grew up in Devon - as the fifth wealthiest British and Irish pop star aged under 30, with a fortune of about £9m.
After releasing her first album, The Soul Sessions, in 2003, she had her first hit - Fell In Love With A Boy - in 2004, aged 16.
After just turning 17, she stormed the Brit Awards, picking up gongs for British Female Solo Artist and British Urban Act.
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The men, aged 33 and 30, were arrested after a suspicious vehicle was seen in the Cullompton area on Monday.
BBC South West Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Hall said a senior police source confirmed the men were found carrying swords, plans of the singer's home and a body bag.
Miss Stone is aware of the arrests.
Brit Awards Her publicist said the singer was being kept informed of developments by Devon and Cornwall Police.
It has not been disclosed if she was at the property at the time.
The men were initially arrested for possession of offensive weapons and being equipped to steal.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police attended an address in Cullompton after alert residents notified officers about a suspicious-looking vehicle.
"Officers attended the area at around 1000 BST and subsequently arrested the occupants of a red Fiat Punto.
"Major crime detectives are continuing to investigate."
Last month, the Sunday Times Rich list placed 24-year-old Miss Stone - who was born in Kent but grew up in Devon - as the fifth wealthiest British and Irish pop star aged under 30, with a fortune of about £9m.
After releasing her first album, The Soul Sessions, in 2003, she had her first hit - Fell In Love With A Boy - in 2004, aged 16.
After just turning 17, she stormed the Brit Awards, picking up gongs for British Female Solo Artist and British Urban Act.
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