Bestwood residents say they are "relieved" after two men were jailed over a plot to transport a sawn-off shotgun. Nathan Clifford was foiled by police as he tried to conceal the deadly weapon in a bed sheet in Caldbeck Walk, Bestwood Park.
The 34-year-old also had eight cartridges that matched the bore of the weapon as well as a shotgun grip and items needed to make the gun fire. He was stopped on December 30, 2020, with Call of Duty-style footage showing the moment he was caught, with armed cops shouting "stay where you are, do not move, show me your hands, get down on your knees, do it now".
Clifford, of Caldbeck Walk in Bestwood, has now been jailed for eight years and four months after appearing before Nottingham Crown Court. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to transfer a prohibited firearm and possession of firearm ammunition when prohibited.
