Exclusive:Sheffield man caught with converted handgun and a kilo of heroin
Wood had a converted air pistol along with 11 bullets
A Sheffield man was remanded to jail on Christmas Day after he was caught with converted handgun and a kilo of heroin.
Dane Wood, 25, appeared today (June 18) at Sheffield Crown Court via prison video link for the offences - where he has been for the last six months.
Judge Rachael Harrison heard police raided his address on Erskine Crescent, Arbourthorne, on December 19, 2025, finding the converted air pistol - now capable of firing .22 calibre rounds.
Eleven rounds of ammunition were also discovered and though the gun was inoperable at the time there was evidence it had been “discharged” and handled by Wood.
Wood’s barrister Ian West said his client’s custodial experience had been “traumatic”, having been remanded on Christmas Day and remaining there since.
His client was full of “regret and remorse”, said Mr West, and he had learned a “very difficult lesson”. Mr West added that jail was particularly hard for epileptic Wood, who had been hospitalised in custody several times.
Previous convictions included cannabis possession and driving offences, the court heard. Judge Harrison, having heard mitigation, accepted Wood was storing the drugs for “serious criminals”.
However she told him: “Class A drugs ruin lives and create crime and disorder. There was over a kilo stored with a firearm, which is of great concern.”
Wood was jailed for four years and three months. He admitted possess a firearm and ammunition without a certificate, cannabis possession and possessing with intent to supply heroin.