A man who tried to import 20 stun guns into Scotland through the post has been told to carry out 240 hours of community service.
Thomas Rieley, 27, of Law Village in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, had ordered the weapons from China, but Border Force officers working at a postal hub detected the parcel.
The stun guns were discovered in boxes covered in bubble wrap and yellow tape each showing a picture of a black knuckle duster inside a parcel described as "kids' sports toys".
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