Man jailed following discovery of weapons hoard in Abergwynfi address

A man from Neath Port Talbot has been jailed after he was found to have a significant number of illegal weapons within his property.

51-year-old Maximin Carter had stored the weapons in a house on Commercial Street, Abergwynfi, and prompted a large-scale police response when the weapons were discovered in February.

In March, Carter pleaded guilty to six counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place, and a further count of possessing a prohibited self-contained gas cartridge air weapon.

He has today been sentenced to five and a half years in prison.

Detective Sergeant Kristian Burt said:

“This incident in February will have rightfully caused a great deal of concern to the people of Abergwynfi, who would not have been sure whether their homes were safe due to the nature of the weapons that Maximin Carter had been amassing.

“We would like to give those residents a massive thank-you for their co-operation and understanding while we made our enquiries and carried out our investigation following Maximin Carter’s arrest back in February.

“They can be assured that Abergwynfi is much safer now that these weapons have been seized.”