Two Men Busted Trying to Smuggle Guns into UK at Channel Tunnel
Two men have been charged after Border Force officers caught them attempting to smuggle four Heckler & Koch handguns and 100 rounds of 9mm ammo into the UK.
The guns and bullets were hidden in a bag under the boot’s carpet floor of a BMW stopped at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Coquelles on Sunday, 19 May.
National Crime Agency Cracks Down on Armed Crime
The occupants of the car were swiftly arrested and questioned by officers before being charged with illegal firearm importation.
Branch Commander Matt Rivers of the National Crime Agency commented: “The nature and scale of organised crime is becoming ever more complex, and criminal networks use a variety of methods to attempt to move firearms across international borders.”
He added, “Disrupting those supply routes is a priority for the NCA and our partners, and this operation is an example of that in action. In seizing these weapons, which were undoubtedly destined for the criminal marketplace, we have protected the people of the UK from the violence they would have inflicted.”
