A man has been charged after armed police sealed off Leslie High Street on Saturday.
Police were alerted following reports of a man in possession of a firearm at around 5pm.
A “number of weapons” were also discovered in a property in the Fife town.
Police say there was no wider risk to the public and the man will appear in court on January 2.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5pm on Saturday we received a report of a man in possession of a firearm.
“Officers attended a property on High Street, Leslie, where a number of weapons were recovered.
“There was no wider risk to the public. ”
The spokesperson added: “A 36-year-old man was traced nearby a short time later and arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
“He’s due to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Tuesday, January 2.”
During the incident on Saturday police weren’t allowing anyone into the street.
High Street in Leslie was sealed off by armed police
One eyewitness said: “People weren’t being allowed to leave the Burns pub in the street or the Chinese or Indian takeaways.
“Nobody really had any idea what was going on but there was talk of a man with a weapon of some kind.”
Another said: “We were trying to order a takeaway but they said they weren’t getting into the restaurant.
“The police weren’t letting the driver leave, and the top of the High Street was sealed off.”
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