Police called out to reports of a firearm find toy instead

Officers recovered the item and discovered it was not a 'viable weapon'.

Police Scotland called out to reports of a firearm in Glasgow find toy STV News

Police who were called out to investigate reports of a possible firearm in Glasgow discovered the item in question was a toy.

Officers were sent to Mulben Place in the Roughmussel area of the city at 11.15am on Saturday.

After recovering the item and inspecting it they found it was not a “viable weapon”.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.15am, on Saturday police received a report of the discovery of a possible firearm in the Mulben Place area of Glasgow.

“The item was recovered for examination which established it was a toy and not a viable weapon.”

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