Sentence increase for Londoner who had haul of firearms, explosives and fake police IDs

Darren Dixon, a firearms supplier who was jailed after an arsenal of lethal weapons were found in his home, has had his sentence increased to eleven years.

At a hearing on Wednesday 26 May, the Court of Appeal ruled that his previous sentence of eight years was unduly lenient and the Judge added three years to his jail term.

Darren Dixon, 32, from Kentish Town, London, was arrested in October 2019, following a joint investigation by the National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service.

The haul of 26 firearms in his home included five handguns with loaded magazines, a sawn-off shotgun and a pump action shotgun, which were found in the room where his three-year-old daughter slept.

Explosives, gunpowder and live ammunition, as well as zombie knives, smoke grenades and garrotes, were also seized along with fake police IDs.