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POLICE found an illegal bolt-action shotgun hidden in the ceiling of a family home in Ipswich.
The homeowner, a former security guard, was charged and when the case went before Ipswich Magistrates Court no explanation was given as to why the weapon had been secreted there.
Colin Peter Vaughan, 61, from Brassall, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm on February 13.
Prosecutor Sergeant Matt Donnelly said Vaughan refused to talk to police officers about the firearm but later acknowledged he should not have had it.
No explanation was given in court as to why Vaughan had the gun, or where he obtained it from.