A father and son who kept a criminal arsenal in the back garden of their Fishwick home are among a group jailed for more than half a century
.Mark and Richard Watkins were caught out in a Lancashire Police operation after attempting to sell one of the weapons to a gang from Manchester.
Mark and Richard Watkins were arrested later the same day. Police undertook a meticulous search of the Watkins home and neighbouring addresses and found two more firearms – handguns with viable ammunition, one of which was loaded – buried in the back garden.They were sentenced at Preston Crown Court last Friday and received a total of more than 50 years.
Lancashire Police Head of Crime Det Chief Supt Pauline Stables said: “The tragic effects of the criminal use of firearms has been all too evident in the recent weeks and it is horrifying to imagine the devastation this firearm could have caused if it had reached its intended destination.
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