John Tattersall kept bullets and shotgun cartridges in his kitchen cupboards and is described by officers as key link in a criminal network.

He will serve a total of eight years in prison because 14 years of his sentence are to run concurrently.

Nottingham Crown Court was told that Tattersall (35) came to the attention of detectives after surrendering himself on arson charges in February.

He had set fire to his sister's Ford Galaxy car on 19th September last year and the vehicle was completely destroyed in the blaze.

Surrendered

Tattersall was arrested when he surrendered himself at Mansfield Police Station five months later.

And when officers searched Tattersall's home address, on Farm View Road, they recovered all the component parts of a Section One firearm, a .22 rifle with the butt, barrel and stock sawn off and a live round of ammunition, as well as bags of amphetamine held in a freezer worth around £14,000.

Officers also found various ammunition in the kitchen cupboards, including shotgun cartridges, and a sawn-off shotgun was found inside a black holdall, with the component parts of another firearm and a substantial amount of firearm ammunition.

Ammunition

Further ammunition, including hollow point pistol ammunition, commonly referred to as 'dumdum' bullets, was discovered hidden in a white Peugeot car parked on the front garden.

Investigating officer Det Con Graham Allen said: "This is another excellent result in the fight against organised crime.

"Tattersall was believed to be holding drugs and weapons for a criminal network.

"He was a key link in the chain, profiteering from this illegal activity and potentially endangering lives. Tattersall certainly deserves such a lengthy sentence."