"Claughton, who was convicted of three counts of possessing prohibited firearms, possession of criminal property and possession of explosive substances, denied intending to hurt anyone who entered the houses, despite his workshop having a sign outside that warned intruders to prepare and get themselves measured up for their own coffin. He told the court he crafted the flame-thrower from a fire extinguisher to wow people during Bonfire Night."
"Ian Claughton, 60, was found guilty of several drugs and firearms offences in November after standing trial at Doncaster crown court alongside his ex-wife Lesley Claughton, who was given a 21-month sentence suspended for two years. The pair had been accused of being involved in the cannabis drug trade, growing and supplying the class B drug from three properties near Barnsley, South Yorkshire."
Ian Claughton, 60, was jailed for seven years after being convicted of drugs and firearms offences connected to cannabis grows in Grimethorpe near Barnsley. Police found three fortified properties used to grow and supply class B cannabis. The houses featured modified crow scarers, fishing wire, stun guns and a homemade flame-thrower; a workshop sign warned intruders to 'prepare and get themselves measured up for their own coffin'. Claughton was convicted of possessing prohibited firearms, criminal property and explosive substances; his ex-wife Lesley received a 21-month sentence suspended for two years. Border Force intercepted parcels from China containing imitation firearms, prompting May 2024 raids and evacuation of about 130 nearby properties while a bomb squad responded.
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