Firearms seized following man's arrest

Wednesday, 3 November 2021 14:41

By Katie Lyons - Radio News Hub @katielyons_99

A number of firearms were seized after a search of a man’s address in Worthing.

A member of the public reported seeing two people handling suspected firearms outside a vehicle in a car park in Rowlands Road shortly before 2pm on October 23.

Officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit were swiftly on the scene and arrested a 53-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman in the car on suspicion of possessing firearms.

Two deactivated pistols were found in the vehicle.

Officers then searched the man’s address, and in an outbuilding they found a further 25 long-barrelled weapons, the majority of which were deactivated, and a further 10 handgun style weapons either gas powered or deactivated.

The officers made safe the weapons, some of which had not been deactivated properly.

The 49-year-old woman from Worthing was released under investigation, while the 53-year-old man from Worthing was released on police bail, pending further enquiries.

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