Man held over 50 gun haul

A man has been arrested after police found nearly 50 firearms at a house in West Sussex.

Officers from Sussex Police carried out a search of the house in Stephenson Way, Three Bridges, Crawley, at 0830 BST on Wednesday.

They found a mixture of air weapons, replicas and ammunition, as well as guns capable of firing bullets.

Detective Constable Gary Newman, of Crawley CID, said officers had worked in partnership with Customs and Excise, who had initiated the operation.

Gun amnesty

"We have also been working with Surrey Police and although this was not a firearms operation the police at Crawley executed a warrant and seized up to 50 firearms," he said.

The guns are believed to belong to a registered firearms licence holder, a police spokesman said.

Chief Inspector Kul Verma, commander for Crawley Police, said: "This builds on the recent gun amnesty which Sussex Police carried out.

"It clearly shows to those who have an inclination for using any type of illegal firearms, real or otherwise, that they will be pursued."