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    Weapons haul including converted firearm seized from home of Luton man

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    Published: 11:12 10/06/2026
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    Two men charged with firearms offences

    Last night (Tuesday 3 March) detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) charged two men as part of a firearms investigation.

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    Man Jailed After Home Alone 'Pipe Bombs' Sparked Major Alert

    Man Jailed After Home Alone 'Pipe Bombs' Sparked Major Alert

    A drug dealer said to be inspired by the film Home Alone to rig his house with trip wires and home-made ‘pipe bombs’ has been sentenced today following an investigation by specialist detectives from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit.

    Drugs | Firearms | News | YHROCU

    Published: 11:53 11/02/2026
  • Month-long amnesty calls on owners to hand in now-illegal firearms

    Month-long amnesty calls on owners to hand in now-illegal firearms

    Month-long amnesty calls on owners to hand in now-illegal firearms

    Firearms owners are being urged to check if their previously lawful weapon is one of five now classified as illegal – and to hand them in safely during a month-long amnesty. Police forces across England and Wales will be holding a four-week firearms amnesty (February 2-27) for five models of side or top-venting (TVBFs) weapons manufactured by Bruni.

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    Published: 17:00 30/01/2026
  • Gunman jailed for eight years over plan to convert blank-firers into lethal weapons

    Gunman jailed for eight years over plan to convert blank-firers into lethal weapons

    Gunman jailed for eight years over plan to convert blank-firers into lethal weapons

    A gunman who tried to convert nine blank-firers into lethal firearms has been jailed for eight years in one of the first cases of its kind.

    Firearms | News | ROCUWM

    Published: 16:00 11/12/2025
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    Confiscation order secured against former OCG member jailed for drugs and firearms offences

    Confiscation order secured against former OCG member jailed for drugs and firearms offences

    A former OCG member has now been ordered to pay back millions of pounds under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

    Drugs | Firearms | Fraud | News | NWROCU

    Published: 12:00 07/11/2025
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    Man charged with drugs and firearms offences

    Man charged with drugs and firearms offences

    Yesterday (Thursday 3 October), a 43 year old man from Merseyside was charged with drug and firearms offences following an investigation by the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.

    Drugs | Firearms | News | NWROCU

    Published: 13:57 03/10/2025

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