A suspected '3D gun factory', believed to be the UK's first, has been shut down after a police raid on a property in Manchester.
Police believe organised crime gangs in the city have been using a 3D printer to
manufacture firearms.
Officers found a trigger and a magazine capable of holding bullets they believe were made with the printer during raids in the Bagley area of the city on Thursday.
'Component parts for what could be the UK's first ever 3D gun have been seized,' said a Greater Manchester Police spokesman.
'During the searches, officers found a 3D printer and what is suspected might be a plastic clip and a 3D trigger which could be fitted together to make a viable 3D gun.'
The statement added: 'It they are found to be viable components for a 3D gun, it would be the first ever seizure of this kind in the UK. The parts are now being forensically examined by firearms specialists to establish if they could construct a genuine device.
'A man has been arrested on suspicion of making gunpowder and remains in custody for questioning.'
3D printers can be bought on the high street for less than £1000, allowing criminals to 'produce their own guns in the privacy of their own home', detective inspector Chris Mossop told Sky News.
'If what we have seized is proven to be viable components capable of constructing a genuine firearm, then it demonstrates that organised crime groups are acquiring technology that can be bought on the high street to produce the next generation of weapons,' he added.
Police also seized £330,000 worth of drugs and £25,000 in cash during raids targeting the city's organised crime gangs.
Police believe organised crime gangs in the city have been using a 3D printer to
manufacture firearms.
Officers found a trigger and a magazine capable of holding bullets they believe were made with the printer during raids in the Bagley area of the city on Thursday.
'Component parts for what could be the UK's first ever 3D gun have been seized,' said a Greater Manchester Police spokesman.
'During the searches, officers found a 3D printer and what is suspected might be a plastic clip and a 3D trigger which could be fitted together to make a viable 3D gun.'
The statement added: 'It they are found to be viable components for a 3D gun, it would be the first ever seizure of this kind in the UK. The parts are now being forensically examined by firearms specialists to establish if they could construct a genuine device.
'A man has been arrested on suspicion of making gunpowder and remains in custody for questioning.'
3D printers can be bought on the high street for less than £1000, allowing criminals to 'produce their own guns in the privacy of their own home', detective inspector Chris Mossop told Sky News.
'If what we have seized is proven to be viable components capable of constructing a genuine firearm, then it demonstrates that organised crime groups are acquiring technology that can be bought on the high street to produce the next generation of weapons,' he added.
Police also seized £330,000 worth of drugs and £25,000 in cash during raids targeting the city's organised crime gangs.
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