Police call Hazmat team

Hazmat teams were deployed to an Angus police station after a member of the public brought in a tin believed to contain a potentially deadly poison.

The man is believed to have been redecorating his home when he found the tin, which he took to Carnoustie police station.

The container stated it contained Cymag, a fast-acting poison that releases cyanide gas on contact with moisture.

The incident sparked an emergency response, including the Scottish Fire and Rescue’s specialist chemicalmanagement Hazmat team.

A spokesman for Police Scotland said they were unsure of the tin’s contents but had taken a cautious approach.

He said: “It looked like it was something pretty nasty – it has Cymag written on it – so we took the high ground and called in the fire service.

“However it doesn’t appear to be dangerous – it’s sealed and it’s not leaking.”

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called to Carnoustie police station at 5.35pm as they had a chemical and did not know what it was.

“We sent out our fire engines and a Hazmat team.

“It’s in a sealed container and police have taken control of it until the can liaise with environmental health.”