A rifle was discovered under a couch that had been fly-tipped at a substation.
Just before 12pm on Tuesday (July 12), it was reported that a long-barrelled rifle was found by contractors at the substation on Townsend Lane, Clubmoor. The gun was identified as an Enfield 303 rifle by an armed response officer at the scene.
Detective Inspector John Mullen said: “Although the rifle was not loaded it still could have been used to cause fear and alarm in the area. This seizure means there is one less firearm out there capable of being used to threaten people in our communities and we are grateful to the person who found it and handed it in.
