Metropolitan Police is conducting enquiries after a man was arrested in Uxbridge on suspicion of possession of a firearm.

Police were called to the scene at around 5pm on Monday (August 14) to reports of a male seen in possession of a firearm around the area of Worcester Road in Uxbridge.

Police officers and armed officers attended the scene, a 16-year-old male was arrested and a firearm was recovered nearby.

Enquiries into the incident continue.

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