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Glasgow Man Jailed for Storing Homemade Guns and Ammunition

Salvatore Lupi sentenced to five years for holding firearms and ammunition for a friend with substance abuse issues.

  • Police found nine homemade 'zip' guns and 20 rounds of ammunition in Lupi's home.
  • Lupi claimed he stored the weapons to keep them out of homeless hostels.
  • No direct links to organized crime were established despite initial intelligence.
  • Lupi's friend, Graham Henderson, who brought the guns, later took his own life.
  • The court mandated a minimum five-year sentence under firearms legislation.
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