A CAPEL BANGOR man has been handed a suspended jail term after being found in possession of almost 1,000 rifle bullets.

Jordan Phillips, of Swn yr Afon, appeared for sentencing at Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 7 September.

The 21-year-old was found in possession of a total 926 rounds of .22 long rifle calibre ammunition cartridges on 10 June without holding a firearm certificate.

Magistrates said that the “volume of ammunition” and the fact that more was found in his home, meant that the offence was “so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified”.

Phillips was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail, suspended for 12 months.

The sentence was suspended because “there is a realistic prospect of rehabilitation.”

Phillips must pay £85 costs and a £34 surcharge.