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Police seize gun and ammunition in Whitechapel

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Lorraine King

Published: 4:42 PM April 19, 2017    Updated: 8:46 AM October 14, 2020
A man has been charged after police seized this gun in Whitechapel. Picture TWITTER@TowerHamletsMPS

A man has been charged after police seized this gun in Whitechapel. Picture TWITTER@TowerHamletsMPS - Credit: Archant

A man has been charged after officers seized this gun and ammunition in Whitechapel at the weekend.

https://twitter.com/MPSTowerHam/status/854343716357775360

An image of the deadly weapon was uploaded on the Twitter account of Tower Hamlets Police with a warning to gang members.

The tweet used the hashtag #wewillfindyou.

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