Man made 'assassination kits' from his back garden
Published: 6/10/2025

Police uncover makeshift factory producing lethal "assassination kits" for organized crime groups, leading to arrests in Alfreton, Derbyshire. Ronald Knowles and Gary Hardy are awaiting sentence for serious firearms offenses related to the kits. The operation involved converting replica pistols into lethal weapons and supplying them with bullets, silencers, and gloves, with the potential to create many more such kits. Hardy has a history of criminal activities and is associated with supplying weapons to organized crime groups in various regions.