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Man admits smuggling 60 guns into the UK at Dover | Man admits smuggling 60 guns into the UK at Dover |
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A man has admitted illegally importing 60 guns that were found hidden in his car at the Port of Dover. | A man has admitted illegally importing 60 guns that were found hidden in his car at the Port of Dover. |
Robert Keogh, 37, from Dublin, was stopped by Border Force as he arrived from Calais on 2 August. | Robert Keogh, 37, from Dublin, was stopped by Border Force as he arrived from Calais on 2 August. |
After finding a converted blank-firing handgun in his car, officers called the National Crime Agency (NCA), which later found a further 59 pistols hidden around the vehicle. | After finding a converted blank-firing handgun in his car, officers called the National Crime Agency (NCA), which later found a further 59 pistols hidden around the vehicle. |
The NCA said it was the largest seizure of lethal firearms at a UK port. | The NCA said it was the largest seizure of lethal firearms at a UK port. |
Keogh, who pleaded guilty at Canterbury Crown Court, will be sentenced on 11 October. | Keogh, who pleaded guilty at Canterbury Crown Court, will be sentenced on 11 October. |
Andrea Wilson, of the NCA, said the seizure had "deprived an organised crime group of a huge haul of firearms and significantly disrupted their plans". | Andrea Wilson, of the NCA, said the seizure had "deprived an organised crime group of a huge haul of firearms and significantly disrupted their plans". |
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"These weapons would have been moved onto the criminal market and into the hands of extremely dangerous offenders," she said. | "These weapons would have been moved onto the criminal market and into the hands of extremely dangerous offenders," she said. |
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