Two Men Arrested Over Production And Supply Of Stun Guns And Ketamine

Friday, 8 April 2022 08:15

Police have arrested two people, from Bognor Regis and Hertfordshire, in connection with the production and supply of stun guns and the supply of ketamine.

A 17-year-old boy from St Albans, Hertfordshire, was arrested on Tuesday (April 5) on suspicion of Firearms Act offences - conspiracy to sell/transfer a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid/gas/electrical incapacitation device/thing, conspiracy to manufacture a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid/gas/electrical incapacitation device/thing; along with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine. He was released under investigation.

A 30-year-old man from Bognor Regis, Sussex, was also arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of the same two Firearms Act offences as the teenager. In addition he was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to possess a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid/gas/electrical incapacitation device/thing and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine. He was released on police bail until 3 May.

The arrests are in connection with the supply of firearms prohibited under Section 5 of the Firearms Act via a messaging app and the postal service.

Detective Inspector Graham Curtis, from South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), leading the operation, said:

“Warrants were executed by SEROCU officers in St Albans and Bognor Regis as part of an ongoing SEROCU investigation which was launched after we received information about the supply of illegal stun guns. In the wrong hands, prohibited weapons such as these can have devastating consequences and these arrests demonstrate our commitment to act upon information we receive from the community and to protect the public from harm.”

If you have any information about prohibited weapons, please report this to your local police force via 101 or use 999 if there is an immediate threat to life or in an emergency