A HAUL of illegal weapons destined to be delivered to an address in Helensburgh was intercepted by police last week.
Officers attended a home in Buchanan Road in Kirkmichael on Tuesday, May 7 after being tipped off by the UK Border Agency that prohibited weapons – including two knuckle dusters – had been intercepted in the postal system destined for the property.
LATEST HEADLINES: Man arrested over 'knife attack' at Helensburgh flatPolice identified and arrested a 21-year-old man and seized other items from within the address after a search warrant was granted.
An illegal knife was allegedly recovered from the home, along with six canisters labelled as ‘incapacitant spray’ which have been sent for further analysis.
The male was reported for the alleged offences under the Firearms Act and is due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Wednesday, June 5.
In a separate case in March, Helensburgh man Ross Malcolm was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work within six months after pleading guilty to trying to import two Taser-style weapons from Vietnam.
READ MORE: Helensburgh man tried to import 'Taser-style' weapons to mimic YouTube videoA court hearing was told the 25-year-old, of Old Luss Road, planned to use the items to mimic a YouTube video he’d seen of a man giving himself an electric shock with a similar weapon.
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