A MAN has been charged with illegal possession of a knife and cannabis in Johnstone.

Officers stopped the 37-year-old suspect in the town’s High Street at around 11.50am on Wednesday after reportedly observing him smoking a herbal cigarette.

The man was allegedly found with a knife, along with a small amount of cannabis.

He was taken into custody before being released later and is due to appear at court at a later date.

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