Armed officers swooped in on a Cathcart home after receiving reports of a man in possession of a firearm. 

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Police raced to Delvin Road around 9.20pm on Monday but found no trace of the individual.

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Officers carried out a search of a home on Kirkwell Road and recovered two firearms from the property. 

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the search. 

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A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 9.20pm on Monday, June 29, 2020, police were called following a report of a man in possession of a firearm on Delvin Road, Glasgow.

"Officers attended and there was no trace of the individual.

"Further enquiries were carried out at an address on Kirkwell Road in Glasgow and a 24-year-old man was arrested in connection. Two firearms were recovered from the property."