Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A former professional footballer has been convicted after firearms, ammunition and Class A drugs were seized from his home.
Retired centre forward Paul Shepherd played for Oldham Athletic in 2001, ending his career at Stalybridge Celtic in 2005. Now he is facing a lengthy jail sentence after police stopped his car during lockdown and found a 'block' of cocaine.
His Leeds home on Stainbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton, was searched in April last year and officers also found a Glock semi-automatic pistol, a Howa bolt-action rifle, 200 rounds of ammunition and small quantities of cannabis and crack cocaine, as well as an EncroChat phone.
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