A gunman caught with a firearm and ammunition in Bucks has been jailed.

Robert Harvey, 18, has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he was caught carrying a lethal weapon.

Harvey, of Grangers Croft in Milton Keynes, was stopped in a vehicle on January 22, 2021, where officers found a gun and a bullet.

The weapon had not been used.

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Following his arrest, Harvey pleaded guilty to a count of possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without firearm certificate authority.

He was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on Friday 28 January.

Detective Constable Serena Bellis, of the Priority Crime Team based at Milton Keynes police station, said: “I hope this robust sentence sends a strong message to offenders in the community that possession of a firearm without the appropriate authority will not be tolerated.

“In this instance the firearm wasn’t used and we prevented a member of the local community from being injured.”

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