A STOLEN Clyde statue was seized by police seven years after the Commonwealth Games mascot was stolen from Ibrox. 

It is understood the symbol of the 2014 international games was found in a garden in Drumchapel. 

The statue was one of many which were dotted around the city in the year Glagow hosted Commonwealth countries for the huge sporting event. 

While other monuments were damaged, one Clyde was pinched and has only now been reunited with the people of Glasgow. 

Lord Provost Philip Braat told the Scottish Sun: "I think after so many years on the run, he’s come back in pretty good nick.

“I think maybe he’s gone through the wars here and there. There’s maybe a bit of TLC needed. But overall he looks very good.

“I would hope that once the legal process has been handled, that we can come together as a city and decide what we do. Do we place it with the replica where it was stolen in the first place? For me personally I would perhaps like to see it go back to where it came from, back to the community where it was stolen.

“It will give the community a lasting memory of the Commonwealth Games and a restitution for the crime that was committed."

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "The Clyde mascot was recovered in the Glasgow area on the afternoon of Friday, July 23. Inquiries are continuing.”

It is understood no arrests have been made in relation to the seizure.