Boston police prevented a possible tragedy last Saturday when they arrested two armed men at the Pokemon World Championship 2015.

A report by the Boston Police Department at BPD News said that the authorities at the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) were tipped off last Thursday regarding violent threats on social media to attendees of the Pokemon World Championships held at the Hynes Convention Center.

According to Daily Beast, James Stumbo alarmed the community after posting a photo of the vehicle and his firearms on a Facebook group called "Mayhem Pokemon Crew," along with comments from Kevin Norton that pertained to "killing the competition." The two were supposed to participate in the the U.S. masters division of the Pokemon World Championship after being included in the official list of invitees, added the report.

Iowa natives Norton, 18, and Stumbo, 27, were stopped by police as they tried to enter the event. The two suspects, who drove to Boston from Iowa, were caught in possession of firearms without license to carry. Although Norton and Stumbo were released, police seized the vehicle.

The next day, police were issued a search warrant. Upon investigation, they found a 12-gauge Remington shotgun, a DPMS Model AR-15 rifle, several hundred rounds of ammunition, and a hunting knife.

On Saturday, both Norton and Stumbo were arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and other firearm related charges. They were arrested in a hotel at Saugus, Massachusetts.

When questioned by authorities, Stumbo said the comments were "taken out of context," according to the report in Daily Beast.

BPD Bureau of Intelligence and Analysis Commander Superintendent Paul Fitzgerald stressed the significance of the public and private sectors working together to prevent such incidents.

"This incident is a good example of private security reaching out to their local Boston police district and relaying information to detectives and BRIC analysts in order to identify the very real threat," Fitzgerald told BPD News. "The BPD detectives and collaborating agencies did a great job in the stop and prevention of a potential tragedy."

In a statement to CNN, Pokemon Company International expressed a similar sentiment saying, "Prior to the event this weekend, our community of players made us aware of a security issue. We gathered information and gave it as soon as possible to the authorities [at Hynes] ... who acted swiftly and spearheaded communication with the Boston Police Department. Due to quick action, the potential threat was resolved."