IPOH: An old artillery shell, believed to be a 155mm shell, was found at Ladang Serigala Div A, Slim River on Saturday (Nov 13) afternoon.

       Muallim OCPD Supt Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman said they received a call from a man who informed them of the 73cm-long, 50-cm diameter shell at around 4 pm.

       "The police went to the location and cordoned off the area.

       "Investigations revealed that the shell was found by the side of a route used to carry harvested oil palm, nearly 3km from the main road,” he said in a statement on Saturday night.

       The shell was found buried in an embankment by the roadside with only the tip of shell exposed.

       Efforts to dispose off the shell will be made when the bomb disposal unit arrives on the scene, he added.- Bernama