A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in New Brighton after police seized a revolver and six rounds of ammunition during a targeted operation.
The arrest followed an intelligence-driven operation by the Motherwell Cluster Trio Task Team at around 22:00 on 12 November.
Officers traced the information to a house in Sangotsha Street, where they discovered a .38 Special revolver and six rounds of ammunition.
Police established that the firearm had been reported stolen in George in 2016.
The teenager was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and is being held at Nerina House. He is expected to appear in the Nerina Magistrate’s Court.
The recovered firearm will undergo forensic analysis to determine whether it was used in other criminal activities. Investigations are ongoing.
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