Ex-Notts police officer with far right views had stash of deadly weapons

JAIL FOR SHAMED PC WHO HAD AMASSED 'TREASURE TROVE' OF FIREARMS AND NAZI MEMORABILIA AT HIS TOTON HOME

- By STEPHANIE WAREНАМ, РА

A FORMER Nottinghamshire Police officer who had extreme far right views and stashed a “treasure trove” of weapons inside his home has been jailed for more than five years.

Andrew Campbell, 42, had amassed a collection of potentially deadly modified firearms, as well as crossbows, knives, batons and knuckle dusters, Nottingham Crown Court heard.

The former officer, who was dismissed from Nottinghamshire Police in April 2017 for gross misconduct, was jailed for five years and 10 months for possession of an air rifle and a sound moderator without a certificate and two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon, in relation to CO2 powered revolvers, by Judge Nirmal Shant KC on Thursday.

Campbell's home in Nottingham Road, Toton, and a storage unit connected to him were searched in January, and a “treasure trove” of weapons were discovered, prosecutor Anwar Nashashibi told the court.

These included 11 air rifles, one of which was found in his storage unit, and C02 powered and imitation firearms, some of which had been modified to increase their power.