Aberfeldy, and produced a paint tub which was on the floor beside a wardrobe, depute fiscal Michael Sweeney told Perth Sheriff Court.
He said it contained live ammunition but described the contents as “merely trophies”.One of the officers contacted his force control room to alert them to the incident and they, in turn, got in touch with Explosive Ordnance Control (EOD).“They intimated that the locus didn’t require to be evacuated, however no personnel should be within the room with the explosives,” added the fiscal.EOD personnel went to the accused’s home about 8.30pm to examine the items and X-rayed ammunition and mortars to “establish if they were empty or live”.A 51mm mortar drill round and a 51mm mortar casing were both found to be.
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