Two arrested after police seize ‘firearm’ and drugs haul from Falkirk house during ongoing assault probe

Police probing the assault of a young man have recovered a firearm and drugs during a house raid in Falkirk.

Officers were called after a woman was attacked in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, on Sunday.

Their enquiries lead them to a property in Kinnaird Drive, Larbert, where they carried out a raid at around 11pm.

Police were seen taking items into evidence from the house (Supplied)

Detectives were seen removing items from the house while specialist forensic officers were also called to the scene.

A 28-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman have been arrested and charged in connection with the seizures.

They are due to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court on Tuesday, November 17.

Forensic officers were called to the scene (Supplied)

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers are carrying out enquiries after a woman was assaulted in the Kilsyth area on Sunday, 15 November, 2020.

“As part of this investigation, officers carried out a search at a property on Kinnaird Drive in Larbert where a quantity of drugs and a firearm were subsequently recovered."