A MAN has been arrested after a bomb squad was called to the scene of a suspect item at a block of flats in Clydebank.
The item was found when officers were searching the property in Overtoun Court on Dunswin Avenue as part of another ongoing investigation.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with discovery of the device. A cordon was put in place and several properties were evacuated as a precaution.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel attended and carried out a controlled explosion on the device. At around 2.30am on Tuesday, it was declared safe for local residents to return to their homes.
Officers remain at the scene and enquiries are continuing. Chief Superintendent Gary l'Anson, divisional commander for Argyll and West Dunbartonshire, said: "I would like to extend my thanks again to the local community for their patience as we dealt with this incident.
"I understand the inconvenience it will have caused and I am grateful for your cooperation."
