A Scottish antique gun collector has been caught importing an imitation handgun into the country. Nicoll Graham, 41, bought the weapon from a dealer in Italy and had the item posted to his home in Edinburgh last year.
Border Force officers spotted the package before it made its way to Graham’s flat in the Canonmills area of the capital and called in the police. Officers then raided the military enthusiast’s home and discovered a child alone within the property alongside a large array of weapons which were said to have been “strewn through the house”.
Prosecutor Susan Dickson told Edinburgh Sheriff Court Friday a Border Force officer became aware of a package imported from Italy that was addressed to Graham on February 25 last year. Ms Dickson said: “[The officer] opened the box and observed the barrel of a gun. Firearms officers attended and it was confirmed it was a realistic imitation firearm.
