Man who had 2,600 weapon in his home escapes with suspended prison sentence

You may remember an incident in Lingfield in February where Drivers Mead and surrounding roads were closed. Police had been called to an address after a neighbour phoned concerned as a door had been left open. On attendance police found 2,600 firearms at the property. On 13th November 2019 Brent Slade, a firearms dealer, was sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended for two years. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £140 and a forfeiture and destruction order was granted for the weapons. Slade did not have the correct licences for six of the weapons found in the house.