Man Jailed Five Years Over 28 Firearms Cache in Kingsclere Home

Philip Maylen, a 58-year-old man from Kingsclere, Hampshire, was jailed for five years and four months after authorities seized a large cache of illegal firearms from his home. The National Crime Agency (NCA) and Border Force intercepted a parcel containing gun parts from the US, leading to a raid that uncovered 28 viable guns, including shotguns, reactivated Glock pistols, and converted blank firing pistols, alongside replica firearms, bullets, and various gun components. Investigators found that Maylen had spent at least £16,000 over five years acquiring guns and parts from multiple countries, including the US, Canada, New Zealand, Estonia, and the UK. Despite attempts by Maylen to cancel some orders after the initial interception, Border Force sifted through about 1,000 parcels to retrieve dispatched gun parts. The NCA described this as one of the largest caches of illegal firearms found at a single address, noting the significant potential for harm and the risk Maylen posed to himself and the community. Maylen pleaded guilty to multiple counts of possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition without certification, with no specific motive for stockpiling the weapons determined by investigators.