A ‘hard-working man’ was caught with a ‘drug dealers kit’ following a raid at his house before police found a gun, a silencer and drugs in his BMW parked outside. Jake Hartley, 28, was also found with a kilogram of cannabis, cocaine and Taurine - which is used as a cutting agent.
The handgun, a Walther P99, was found to be in working order, alongside 18 rounds of ammunition. He also had a knuckle duster and baton concealed in the boot of his car, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
After pleading guilty to a raft of offences, Hartley was jailed for over seven years.
