Police have discovered a haul of weapons on a ship docked in Glasgow.
With COP26 officially due to start tomorrow, officers searched the vessel in Govan where they found a set of nunchucks, a penknife, a Swiss pocket tool and a hammer.
The ship was in the area directly opposite the SEC campus where world dignitaries and thousands of delegates are due to descend in the coming days. The Daily Record reports police destroyed the weapons on board after they had been uncovered.
Meanwhile, it's also reported a BB gun and knife had been found in a car park in Greenock.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police Scotland has not been involved in any searches of vessels linked to COP26.
"On Thursday, officers engaged in a routine Project Servator visit to a ship in Govan were handed four items which had been discarded on board and recovered by security staff.
"These were passed police officers for destruction. The items comprised of a small penknife, a Swiss card pocket tool, a ‘break glass’ hammer and a set of nun chucks.
"There is no information to suggest these items have been used in criminality or were intended for this purpose."
A spokesman added: "Last night, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report that a knife and BB gun had been found in a car park on Port Glasgow Road, Greenock.
“This was reported around 3.20pm on Tuesday following a routine search by security staff.
“Enquiries are at an early stage to establish the full circumstances.”
Plans are in place for a major security operation by Police Scotland for the major event running from Sunday, October 31 to November 12 for the United Nation 's gathering.
Chief Constable Iain Livingstone told a COP press briefing the situation could get "quite messy" as protesters take to the streets.
World leaders including Prime Minister Boris Johnston, US president Joe Biden and various other presidents and heads of state from across the world will descend on Scotland's largest city for the event.
Protests have been planned from climate activist groups like Extinction Rebellion- which are starting today.
Livingston warned demonstrators that a 'robust response' would be used for anyone 'intent on violent disorder and damage'.
He said: "We will protect the rights of people who wish to peacefully protest at COP26, balanced against the rights of the wider community.
"But to those intent on violent disorder and damage, to those who seek to disrupt the climate conference actually taking place, I have a clear message.
"We will respond swiftly and we will respond robustly.
"At times, and I have been clear to the First Minister on this over the last weeks and months to make this very clear and to UK Ministers, it may well look quite messy when you look at the visual images that are going to be created.
"It's so important that the rule of law that protest is legitimate and reasonable but it doesn't interfere with the working of the conference.
"Robust measures will mean physical engagement to protesters to make sure that the conference can go ahead."
