Salford. A police officer began pursuing Adam Buckley through the streets of Eccles after spotting him and accomplice James Saunders 'acting suspiciously'.
As he's been chased along Liverpool Road by a Pc, the footage shows Buckley stooping to hide a black bag in the undergrowth before veering off through a block of flats.It was later found to contain a Colt .25 automatic, drugs and cash – with detectives able to forensically link the firearm to Saunders.Both men were later caught and arrested.
At Manchester Crown Court Saunders, 32, of Stowell Street, Weaste, and Buckley, 19, of Bradfield Avenue, Eccles, pleaded guilty to possession of a loaded firearm in a public place, money laundering and possession with intent to supply class A drugs..
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