Two men who authorities said planned to meet with others in Las Vegas and later carry out attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were arrested earlier this month, according to a news release from the Department of Homeland Security.

The men, brothers Mark Bennett and John Bennett, were arrested at separate locations in Virginia on Nov. 19, two days after a Norfolk, Virginia, police officer overheard the brothers “discussing plans to kill police officers and ICE agents,” the news release stated.

The officer, the release said, also heard Mark Bennett talk about meeting with “like-minded individuals” in Las Vegas and plans to buy firearms and ammunition.

Mark Bennett was arrested at the Norfolk International Airport, where he was slated to leave on a flight to Char

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