Yorkshire drug dealer filmed himself testing homemade flamethrower in back garden
Drug dealer who rigged house with Home Alone-style booby traps seen with flamethrower
- A drug dealer, Ian Claughton, rigged his house with "Home Alone-style" booby traps, including weapons, explosives and tripwires, to protect his cannabis operation.
- In May 2024, officers discovered these elaborate defences across three properties connected to Claughton and his ex-wife, Lesley Claughton.
- Bodycam footage released by Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit shows officers entering one of the properties and Claughton using a homemade flamethrower.
- The police operation involved a three-day search and a 100-metre cordon around the properties.
- Ian Claughton was jailed for seven years after admitting to weapon and drug charges, while Lesley Claughton received a 21-month suspended prison sentence.
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