From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Electronic Telegraph
ISSUE 2094 Saturday 17 February 2001
300 weapons seized at police armourer's home
By David Sapsted
POLICE raided the home of their force's armourer and seized almost 300
weapons, including machineguns and grenade launchers.
The raid was carried out by officers in six vehicles, accompanied by Army
bomb squad officers. A police source said they found "enough weapons to
start a war" at the semi-detached cottage in Pakenham, near Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk, where Richard Ashley, 55, and his wife Denise have lived for 30
years.
Mr Ashley, a licensed firearms dealer, is the official armourer for the
Norfolk and Suffolk forces. His contract has been suspended. The raid is
believed to be part of an inquiry into overseas arms sales. Mr Ashley, who
was freed on police bail without charge, said yesterday: "I have done
nothing wrong, so I am not worried."
His arrest meant that he was unable to act in a village production of
Treasure Island. One villager said: "Richard is a first class chap. You do
not get to work for the police unless you are a responsible person."
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If he is a police armourer he almost certainly has Section 5 authority
so there is an excellent chance he has done nothing wrong.
Steve.
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