A man has been jailed after police found a loaded firearm and ammunition thrown from a window during a raid at his home.
Officers attended Tiron Desuza’s address in Watnall Road, Hucknall, on 4 March 2026 to arrest him in connection with other matters.
While securing the rear of the property, an officer saw a landing window open and items being thrown onto a flat roof.
Police said drone footage showed the roof had been clear before officers arrived and captured the window being opened.
Officers recovered a revolver and rounds of ammunition wrapped in a plastic bag.
Desuza was arrested and later denied the firearm was his or that he had discarded it. He claimed in interview that the window was open because he had burned incense.
The 26-year-old later pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition at an earlier hearing.
At Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday 3 June, Desuza, of Watnall Road, Hucknall, was jailed for a total of seven years and two months.
Police Constable Paulina Goral, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Being in possession of a firearm is a very serious offence.
“Thankfully, firearms and firearms offences are extremely rare in Nottinghamshire and we are proactive in our efforts to take them off the streets and keep the public safe.”
