Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCopy linkRobert Weir was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison (Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)/PA Wire)Robert Weir, 56, has been sentenced to seven years and six months in prison for multiple firearms and drug offences. Police discovered a cache of weapons, including a loaded, shortened Russian shotgun, a loaded Japanese shotgun, and two handguns with ammunition, in a shipping container he rented at Sandpoint Marina in Dumbarton. Weir admitted to these firearms offences at the High Court in Glasgow. He also pleaded guilty to possessing 1.7kg of cannabis, with a street value of £17,202, which was found at his home. The Crown Office emphasised the importance of removing these weapons, which had the potential to cause significant harm, from circulation. In fullMan who hid Russian and Japanese guns in shipping container at British marina jailedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Man jailed after hiding foreign firearms and ammunition in shipping container
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCopy linkRobert Weir was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison (Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)/PA Wire)Robert Weir, 56, has been sentenced to seven years and six months in prison for multiple firearms and drug offences. Police discovered a cache of weapons, including a loaded, shortened Russian shotgun, a loaded Japanese shotgun, and two handguns with ammunition, in a shipping container he rented at Sandpoint Marina in Dumbarton. Weir admitted to these firearms offences at the High Court in Glasgow. He also pleaded guilty to possessing 1.7kg of cannabis, with a street value of £17,202, which was found at his home. The Crown Office emphasised the importance of removing these weapons, which had the potential to cause significant harm, from circulation. In fullMan who hid Russian and Japanese guns in shipping container at British marina jailedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
