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| Tony Martin 'held over gun possession' | Tony Martin 'held over gun possession' |
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| Farmer Tony Martin, who was jailed after a fatal shooting in 1999, has been arrested on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, the BBC understands. | Farmer Tony Martin, who was jailed after a fatal shooting in 1999, has been arrested on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, the BBC understands. |
| Police said a man, 71, was in custody after his arrest on Thursday morning in the Wisbech area of Cambridgeshire. | Police said a man, 71, was in custody after his arrest on Thursday morning in the Wisbech area of Cambridgeshire. |
| Officers are searching a property in Norfolk. | Officers are searching a property in Norfolk. |
| Mr Martin lived alone at a farmhouse in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, when he caught Brendon Fearon and Fred Barras inside. | Mr Martin lived alone at a farmhouse in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, when he caught Brendon Fearon and Fred Barras inside. |
| He fired his shotgun towards the intruders, killing 16-year-old Mr Barras. | |
| The case provoked a national debate about the measures homeowners can take to defend their property. | The case provoked a national debate about the measures homeowners can take to defend their property. |
| Mr Martin was released in 2003 after serving two-thirds of a five-year sentence. | Mr Martin was released in 2003 after serving two-thirds of a five-year sentence. |
| He was found guilty of murder in 2000, but his conviction was reduced on appeal to manslaughter. | He was found guilty of murder in 2000, but his conviction was reduced on appeal to manslaughter. |
| At the scene: Louise Hubball, BBC News | |
| On a cold, sunny day - the last day of 2015 - the Norfolk village of Emneth Hungate was bustling with activity in stark contrast to its remote and rural surroundings. | |
| As sheep grazed in the fields opposite, police officers could be spotted along a secluded track. | |
| I saw four, 4x4 police vehicles leave the scene, with a police dog van, a grey police car in Norfolk Constabulary livery and a van with three officers outside, parked along the lane. | |
| Norfolk police said, in a statement: "As part of a planned operation, a 71-year-old man has been arrested in Wisbech this morning on suspicion of possession of an illegal firearm. | |
| "A police search of a property in Emneth Hungate is currently being undertaken." | "A police search of a property in Emneth Hungate is currently being undertaken." |
| An eye-witness, who did not want to be named, reported seeing police vehicles, a helicopter and armed officers in the village. |