Man with 'extremist views' smuggled in handgun and bullets from South Africa

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Man with 'extremist views' smuggled in handgun and bullets from South Africa
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He has been jailed following a Counter Terrorism Police investigation

A man who held 'extremist views' illegally smuggled a handgun and bullets into the UK from South Africa.

He then admitted illegally smuggling them into the UK, police said. Madden was charged and pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and possession of offensive weapons. "We simply will not stand by and allow people to possess guns" "He also admitted inciting racial hatred and holding extremist views which presented him as a threat to wider society. The gun and ammunition have now been taken out of circulation and will be destroyed."

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