Security and mall management at Canal Walk Mall were on high alert on Tuesday after a suspicious package was left unattended.
Police were quickly called in to identify whether the unidentified suitcase at the top entrance was a threat or not.
The Milnerton police and K9 Unit swooped the area and found it to merely be a lost suitcase with clothing inside.
Police spokesperson, Captain FC Van Wyk, confirmed the suitcase was of no threat.
“On Tuesday evening a large suit case was found abandoned at the top entrance. Milnerton Police and K9 Unit were dispatched to the area and it was found to be clothing,” Van Wyk said