A man has been jailed after a loaded gun was found hidden in an extractor fan in a kitchen in Salford.
Officers burst into the property on Langworthy Road on the morning on April 26 last year. They found that the loaded .32 calibre revolver in the kitchen in a search.
Marco McKenzie had placed it there, Greater Manchester Police said. The 26-year-old was arrested and taken into custody.
READ MORE: Police stop 'suspicious-looking' man in the street and find a lot of dirty cash
McKenzie, of Old Moat Lane, Withington, was then charged with possession of a firearm. Yesterday (February 13), he was sentenced to five years in prison at Manchester Crown Crown after pleading guilty.
Detective Inspector Lee Newburn, from Challenger’s City of Manchester South team, said: "Diligent enquiries led to locating McKenzie at the property in Salford. A thorough and full search of the kitchen resulted in a viable and dangerous firearm being located with the bullets placed inside.
"The weapon has now been taken out of circulation, preventing it from being used by individuals involved in, or associated with, serious and organised crime. We will remain relentless in our pursuit of criminals involved in organised crime and encourage members of the public to report their concerns to the police or anonymously via Crimestoppers, so we can remove firearms from our community and put criminals like McKenzie behind bars."
If you have information relating to serious and organised crime, report it via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or to Greater Manchester Police by calling 101.
Read more of today's top stories here
READ NEXT:
- The 10 big Manchester developments that could be given the green light this week
- Primary school issues warning to parents after man 'tries to grab child' in park
- 'We need to act now': One dead and sixteen seriously injured in Greater Manchester in just 44 days
- Killer attacked woman days before he beat a security guard to death
- 'Offensive' Nicola Bulley voicemail received amid spate of phone calls to council
