Police with firearms were called to a Swansea convenience shop after a reported armed robbery.
A South Wales Police spokeswoman said the force was called at around 4.40pm on Friday (February 18) with reports of an armed robbery at Premier Slee Stores on Neath Road, Plasmarl.
"Firearms officers were deployed as a precaution," she said. "The victim was safeguarded and enquiries are continuing into the incident."
