Man found with machine gun in car jailed

A man has been jailed for six years after police found a submachine gun in his car.

Steven Wilkinson, 44, was pulled over by officers in Springburn, Glasgow, on 24 August. Asked if there was anything in his car that could hurt them when they searched the vehicle, Wilkinson said there was a gun in the front passenger seat. Police recovered the gun as well as a magazine and silencer.

He was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday after pleading guilty to five charges under the Firearms Act, the Crown Office said.

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