Two jailed after sawn-off shotgun, cocaine and scales found at house
TWO men have been jailed after police found a sawn-off shotgun and cocaine when they raided a house in Worksop.
Officers discovered the firearm wrapped in a blanket inside a kitchen cupboard in July, last year.
In total, two warrants were executed, with a prior one taking place in May. During the first raid, a large number of rocks of cocaine, cash and dealer bags were found.
The shotgun, weighing scales with white powder on, empty deal bags and cannabis were discovered following the second raid.
When officers searched a shed at the Manton Villas home they found the shotgun barrel, which had been chopped off, and an angle grinder, believed to have been used to remove it.
Colin Wright, Adam Clifton and Dale Scarborough were all arrested following the raids.
Wright, aged 52, of Manton Villas, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, possessing a firearm without a certificate, possessing a firearm when prohibited for life and shortening a shotgun barrel.
He was jailed for a total of four years when he appeared at Derby Crown Court for sentencing on Monday.
Thirty-four-year-old Clifton, of Farfield, Retford, was jailed for 44 weeks when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on February 5.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a certificate and shortening a shotgun barrel.
Scarborough, aged 37, of Manton Villas, was sentenced to 24 months’ jail, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession of cannabis.
Detective Constable Lauren Carpenter, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Thankfully firearms offences are extremely rare in Nottinghamshire and that’s because we are very proactive about taking guns off the streets before they can be used to cause harm. In this instance, the vigilance of the officers who searched the address resulted in a dangerous weapon being seized and destroyed.”