A group of men who arranged to meet to hand over guns and ammunition almost had their plan foiled when a litter picker found a bag with a firearm inside it.
The woman was picking litter on March 9 this year close to some garages near Clayton Court in Leeds when she came across a bag which had a modified firearm and ammunition inside. Prosecutor Michael Smith told Leeds Crown Court on Monday that the barrel of the firearm had been replaced with a smooth one.
The court heard the firearm was deemed by police to be functional. Unbeknownst to officers at the time, Clayton Court was the home of Callum Scott, 22, of Spen Walk, who would later be arrested, charged and jailed for firearms offences.
