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Asylum seeker facing deportation
An asylum seeker has been jailed for five years after admitting serious firearms offences.
Anthony Davis, 28, Charlotte Place, Preston could now face being deported back to Jamaica where his two brothers have been assassinated.
Davis had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a loaded Baikal 9mm handgun and silencer.
Judge Robert Brown, sitting at Preston Crown Court, told Davis he would leave it to the authorities to decide if he would be deported.
He added: "I infer that you had no intention at any stage during a prolonged period of weeks and months to hand either the gun or the silencer to the appropriate authorities.
"They both therefore remained at large and represented a significant and serious danger to members of the public."
Preston Crown Court heard how associate Tamara Gornall had been stopped by police on Watling Street Road on Friday August 10 last year.
They found the loaded handgun wrapped in a scarf and silencer in the boot.
Following DNA tests they were traced to Davis.
Mark Ainsworth, prosecuting, said Davis was later arrested and admitted to having links with the firearms.
Paul Humphreys, defending, urged the judge that there were "exceptional circumstances" surrounding the case.
He said: "He is an asylum seeker in this country - one of the reasons is that the defendant has family in Jamaica where two of his brothers have been assassinated."
Det Supt Dave Brian, head of Lancashire Constabulary's Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: "Today's result should serve as warning to anyone who feels that it is acceptable to be in possession of illegal firearms."
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