A live mortar round was found in a vehicle at a gate to the sprawling Pearl Harbor military base, shutting down the base for hours and leading three people to be taken into custody, military officials said Wednesday.

H/T: AP NEWS

Gates at all entrances to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam were closed for around two hours, but the Nimitz Gate where the incident occurred remained shut until Wednesday morning while a bomb squad investigated the suspects' vehicle.

“The security guard first noticed the smell of marijuana and then looked inside the vehicle and saw what was potential ordnance,” base spokesman Charles Anthony. “It’s very strange that this vehicle had a live mortar round in it.”

3 detained with live mortar round at Pearl Harbor gate https://t.co/c2qGQtYguM pic.twitter.com/7x9LPsIuY9 — The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 15, 2020

#Breaking: Just in - Reports says that three people were arrested after they found a live mortar round in vehicle near a gate leading into the Navel military base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.#US #Hawaii pic.twitter.com/U8rMjG63M2 — Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) January 15, 2020