A POTENTIAL unexploded device has been found along with a handgun in a canal in Falkirk.
Police and bomb disposal experts were alerted to the discovery at the Forth and Clyde canal at South Bantaskin Road at around 10.50am on Sunday.
The area was cordoned off while an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team dealt with the possible unexploded ordnance device.
A handgun was also found at a different part of the canal and is believed to be unrelated to the explosive device.
Police confirmed both items are believed to have been in the water for some time and that enquiries into them are ongoing.
Inspector Colin Sutherland said: “We were contacted after a possible unexploded ordnance device was discovered in the Forth and Clyde canal at South Bantaskine Road, Falkirk around 10.50am on Sunday, August 11, 2024.
“A cordon was put in place and EOD have attended and dealt with the item.
“A handgun was also discovered at a different part of the canal. Both are believed to have been in the water for some time and appear unrelated.
“Enquiries are ongoing.”
