A thug who went viral after ignoring lockdown rules and confronting police officers can be exposed as convicted domestic abuser and drug addict Tony Smith.
08.03.2020 - 20:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Armed police swooped on Botanic Gardens in Glasgow after a member of the public thought they discovered a firearm .
Cops raced to the popular park on Sunday afternoon.
The weapon was later confirmed to be a BB gun.
It has since been removed by officers and will be destroyed.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 1.35 pm this afternoon, police were called to the Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Glasgow, after a member of the public found what is thought to be a firearm.
"Specialist officers
A thug who went viral after ignoring lockdown rules and confronting police officers can be exposed as convicted domestic abuser and drug addict Tony Smith.
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