Lancashire Police charge 59-year-old after Preston police raids uncover deadly stash of over 100 weapons
Two men and a woman were arrested, and one of the men, aged 59, has now been charged and named...
A 59-year-old man has been charged after police raided homes in Preston yesterday.
More than 100 weapons - including machetes and samurai swords - were seized after officers carried out warrants at three addresses in Ribbleton - in Pope Lane, Burholme Close and Mitton Drive.
A fourth address in Sheardley Avenue, between Whittingham and Broughton, was also searched.
Officers recovered a quantity of cannabis, drug paraphernalia, and around £10,000 in cash - in addition to the stash of deadly weapons.
Two men and a woman were arrested, and one of the men, aged 59, has now been charged and named.
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David Burland, 59, of Pope Lane, Preston is charged with ten counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place and possession of a controlled drug.
He has been released on bail and will appear at Preston Magistrates Court on August 13.
Lancashire Police added that a 21-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of money laundering has been released under investigation, and a 21-year-old man has been given an adult caution for possession of a Class B drug.