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Terence O Connor A BOLTON man has been jailed after police discovered a hidden cache of sub machine guns and ammunition as well as cocaine and more than £140,000 at a property in London. Terence O Connor first came to police attention after he was seen handing over what was thought to be a large bag of cash to a suspect. But after officers arrested him and searched a flat in Edgware the 25-year-old was linked to, they discovered a false wall panel, behind which was a holdall containing a fully-functioning 9mm Uzi sub machine gun and a .32 auto Skorpion sub-machine gun plus ammunition and a silencer.
Terence O Connor with the machine guns, cash and hiding space in the flat A BOLTON man has been jailed after police discovered a hidden cache of sub machine guns and ammunition as well as cocaine and more than £140,000 at a property in London. Terence O Connor first came to police attention after he was seen handing over what was thought to be a large bag of cash to a suspect. But after officers arrested him and searched a flat in Edgware the 25-year-old was linked to, they discovered a false wall panel, behind which was a holdall containing a fully-functioning 9mm Uzi sub machine gun and a .32 auto Skorpion sub-machine gun plus ammunition and a silencer.
Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police
A man has been jailed after specialist officers discovered a cache of automatic firearms and ammunition hidden in his home, as well as a large quantity of Class A drugs and more than £140,000 in cash.
Terence O’Connor, 25 (03.12.95), of Webb Street, Bolton, was sentenced to 16 years, three months at Harrow Crown Court on Monday, 10 May following an intelligence led investigation conducted by the Met’s Proactive Money Laundering Team.
At Harrow Crown Court on 21 August 2020, O’Connor pleaded guilty to:
Two counts of possession of a Class A drug (cocaine);
Being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug (cocaine);