Robert Weir, 56, is sentenced to seven-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after admitting firearms offences involving guns and ammunition stored in a shipping container, according to reports from multiple outlets. The case is heard at the High Court in Glasgow, where Weir pleads guilty to a range of firearms-related offences, with outlets also citing drug offences as part of his admitted conduct.
Sources describe the weapons as including firearms associated with foreign origins, with one report stating that the container held Russian and Japanese guns and ammunition. The sentencing follows his guilty plea in March, after which the court imposes a custodial term of 7.5 years.
While the outlets provide consistent coverage of the sentence, the charge admissions at the High Court in Glasgow, and the fact that the firearms were concealed in a shipping container, some details vary in wording, particularly around the specific origin of the guns and the scope of the items recovered. Overall, the reporting agrees on the central points: Weir is jailed for hiding firearms and ammunition in a container and for related offences he admits before sentencing.
