A loaded assault rifle, a handgun and ammunition were found buried in a Manchester park. The weapons were in a holdall in Broadhurst Park, Moston.
GMP said two people were arrested today (Tuesday) on suspicion of possession of a firearm and ammunition in connection with the stash. A 44-year-old woman was arrested in Swinton and a 34-year-old man in Blackley in early morning raids.
The weapons were discovered on January 31 this year when police carried out a search after receiving intelligence. In the holdall were a SA80 assault rifle, with two bullets in the magazine; a blank firing Zoraki gas pistol, adapted to fire bullets; 31 9mm bullets; a silencer for the pistol; and rocks of benzocaine - an anaesthetic commonly used as a cocaine cutting agent.
