{UAH} Deadly arsenal headed for the streets of Britain: Huge haul of 79 guns is found in a truck preparing to enter the UK at the Channel Tunnel
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Deadly arsenal headed for the streets of Britain: Huge haul of 79 guns is found in a truck preparing to enter the UK at the Channel Tunnel
- 79 'viable' weapons were recovered from a trailer at Coquelles on Saturday
- Two men, Polish and Czech nationals, were arrested in connection with the raid
- It was a joint operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Scotland Yard
A massive guns haul has been recovered from a vehicle on the French side of the Channel Tunnel as it prepared to enter Britain, police said.
Seventy-nine 'viable' weapons were recovered from the trailer of the vehicle stopped at Coquelles on Saturday by Border Force officers.
Two men - a Polish and a Czech national - have been arrested in connection with the raid, which was part of a joint operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and detectives from Scotland Yard's organised crime unit.
Seventy-nine 'viable' weapons were recovered from the trailer of the vehicle stopped at Coquelles on Saturday by Border Force officers
A NCA source said investigations 'over a number of days' suggested that a gang would try to smuggle the weapons into Britain over the weekend.
The intelligence was shared with Border Force officers based at Coquelles in France, which stopped a vehicle before it entered the Channel Tunnel on Saturday.
Graham Gardner, the NCA's deputy director of investigations, said: 'Our recent threat assessment highlights that handguns are still commonly favoured by some criminal groups in the UK.
'They may not be the largest firearm, but they are easily concealable and lethal in the hands of anyone prepared to use them.'
Two men - a Polish and a Czech national - have been arrested in connection with the raid
The 4mm and 6mm weapons and ammunition were found hidden in specially-adapted engine blocks, the NCA said.
Six other Poles - four men and two women - who were arrested at the scene will face no further action.
One of the 79 guns found in the raid which was part of a joint operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and detectives from Scotland Yard's organised crime unit
The deadly arsenal of 79 firearms bound for Britain were seized as gunrunners tried to smuggle them through the Channel Tunnel but they were intercepted near the border
Police were lying in wait after receiving a tip-off that a large cache of illegal handguns was due to be smuggled into the country over the weekend
Some of the ammunition uncovered in the haul which was part of a joint operation by the Met Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA), Britain's equivalent of the FBI
The van and trailer which was stopped in the search. A NCA source said investigations had suggested that a gang would try to smuggle the weapons into Britain over the weekend
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