A gun, taser and other illegal weapons were hidden in a drug dealer's home after lying about being homeless. Travis Morgan, aged 27, was spotted conducting a drug deal in an alleyway - and he was arrested as he tried to run away.
Numerous wraps of heroin and crack cocaine were found in his possession, along with three mobile phones and a quantity of cash, Nottinghamshire Police confirmed. Despite Morgan’s claims that he was homeless at the time of this arrest on September 14 last year, he was also found to be in possession of a key to a property he had been staying at.
Officers later carried out a search of the house in Carlton, where they found more drugs, cash and dealing paraphernalia. They also found telescopic baton, a taser and CS Spray.
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Things went from bad to worse for Morgan when they found a handgun and ammunition hidden inside a bum bag. He later pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing drugs with intent to supply, one count of possessing a firearm, possessing ammunition without a certificate, and two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon.
He also pleaded guilty to three counts of supplying illegal drugs and another of possessing a controlled drug. Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, September 23, Morgan, of no fixed address, was jailed for eight years and three months.
Detective Sergeant Emma Pollard, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a great bit of police work by members of Knife Crime Team who were in the right place at the right time to spot Morgan conducting a drug deal. Like many career criminals, he was clearly prepared to use violence in his day-to-day business and had amassed an array of illegal weapons for this purpose.
“Unfortunately for him he literally invited the police to his door and is now beginning a very richly deserved jail sentence.”
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