Gainsborough arrest after 50 weapons found in house

Lincolnshire Police said officers had seized 450 weapons around Gainsborough over the last few months

A man has been arrested after police found 50 weapons in a house in Lincolnshire.

Officers raided the home in Gainsborough and found flick knives, air weapons, a throwing knife and knuckle dusters.

A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons in a private place, Lincolnshire Police said.

The force said it had seized 450 weapons over the last few months.

In October, officers seized around 300 knives from a house in Gainsborough.

A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of manufacture of offensive weapons, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.

A few weeks ago, officers also recovered around 100 air weapons from a property in Sudbrooke, which were alleged to have been sold illegally online, police said.

A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of acting as a firearms dealer without a licence, and for trading in air weapons other than face-to-face. He has been released on police bail while enquiries continue.

The force said that a change in the law in July 2022 now meant it was an offence to possess certain weapons, even in private.

Anyone possessing one of the banned offensive weapons faces up to six months' imprisonment and a fine.