A senior police officer has slammed the gunman who dumped an arms cache on land where children play. The haul included live grenades, five guns, and a German anti-tank missile from the Second World War.
The stash was discovered on Kersal Moor in Salford after GMP received intelligence and mounted a search on Friday last week. A number of residents had to be evacuated and a bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion of five grenades and a Panzerfaust anti-tank grenade.
Also found was a rifle, sawn-off shotgun, and three handguns. Detective Inspector Simon Akker, of GMP's Serious And Organised Firearms Investigation Team, said: "The recklessness of the person who has left these items on land where children make dens and dog walkers go is beyond belief."
