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Man charged with possesion of a firearm

Posted on 18/08/2009

arrest,villain,police,constabulary Man charged with possesion of a firearm

A 31-year-old man has appeared in court this morning charged with possession of a firearm.

He has been remanded to appear in court on August 25.

The charge relates to an incident where police stopped a vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 16) and recovered rounds of ammunition.

The following day investigations by officers, from the city’s Serious Crime Team, led them to a property on Loughborough Road, where a firearm was found.

A 27-year-old man has also been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in police custody.