A pensioner has had a string of firearms charges against him dropped.

Hugh Gemmill was alleged to have been in possession of a silencer and different types of ammunition in May last year.

The 79-year-old also had a CS-spray at his home in Robroyston.

Mr Gemmill made several appearances during a number of hearings at the High Court in Glasgow.

He had pled not guilty to a total of five firearms charges.

Mr Gemmill had been due to return to the dock this week.

But it emerged yesterday that prosecutors have now binned the case against him.

A spokesman for the Crown Office said: "The Crown raised criminal proceedings against Hugh Gemmill charging him with possession of illegal firearms.

"The Crown has a duty to keep cases under review.

"After full and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case - including the available evidence and the views of medical experts - Crown Counsel decided that there should be no further proceedings."