Submachine gun found hidden in bed during South Yorkshire Police raid

An Uzi 9mm submachine gun was found hidden in a bed during a police search of a house in South Yorkshire.
By Claire Lewis
Published 7th Jan 2021, 12:23 BST
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Officers raided a property in Rotherham last month and found the gun alongside a Scorpion automatic weapon.

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It has not yet been revealed why the police raid was ordered, but South Yorkshire police said a sniffer dog detected the weapons.

An Uzi 9mm submachine gun was found in a bed in Rotherham during a police searchAn Uzi 9mm submachine gun was found in a bed in Rotherham during a police search
An Uzi 9mm submachine gun was found in a bed in Rotherham during a police search

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The guns were both seized for forensic examination.

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Details of whether any arrests were made have not yet been released.

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