Weapons found at home of Yorkshire man

A hoard of guns, knives and ammunition has been found during a police raid at a home in Leeds.
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Mar 2013, 00:01 BST
The scene after the police operation in Chapeltown, LeedsThe scene after the police operation in Chapeltown, Leeds
The scene after the police operation in Chapeltown, Leeds

The weapons were found at the home of Dion Samuels, in Sholebroke Avenue, Chapeltown, on Wednesday.

At a hearing at Leeds Magistrates’s Court yesterday, the 49-year-old, who has no firearms licence, was accused of having a 12-bore shotgun, a revolver, bulleted cartridges and further cartridges of ammunition designed to “expand on impact”.

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A suspect package also found at the address was blown up by army experts at Soldier’s Field, in Roundhay Park, after the raid.

Samuels was also accused of possessing further ammunition, a stun gun and a semi-automatic pistol between January 1 2010 and September 26 2010. He will attend Leeds Crown Court on March 21.

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