A police investigation has been launched after shocked members of the general public discovered a Glock pistol in an Edinburgh river. Officers have been alerted to the firearm discovery within the Water of Leith at round 1.20pm on Thursday, July 21, within the Warriston space of the capital.
Members of the Water of Leith Conservation Belief have been clearing invasive plant species from the waterway once they stumbled throughout the weapon. A picture from the scene exhibits the silver gun mendacity on the riverbed coated in algae.
Edinburgh Stay experiences that those that discovered the weapon confirmed that it should have been underwater for a prolonged interval, saying: "It had been within the river for some time so all the pieces was pretty effectively seized".
One particular person commented that it should have been a scary stroll to the police station carrying a weapon.
The Water of Leith Conservation Belief stated on social media: "A day of contrasts down on the Rocheiof the trail. Then a go to to Gayfield Police station to drop off a recovered firearm from the river. By no means the identical day twice."
Police have confirmed that the weapon has since been made secure and they're conducting enquiries into the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: "Officers have been known as to a report of a firearm discovered within the Water of Leith within the Warriston space of Edinburgh at 1.20pm on Thursday 21 July, 2022. The firearm has been made secure and additional enquiries are ongoing."
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