A man was warned he faced jail after he admitted firearms offences following the police seizure of a large number of weapons from a Norfolk home.

Michael Cook, 62, of Holmesdale Road, Brundall, admitted two offences of possessing prohibited weapons, two relating to firearm and shotgun certificate offences and two in relation to possession of ammunition, when he appeared at Norwich Crown Court.

The charges come after police attended an address in Brundall, on May 16, and discovered a large quantity of firearms.

Searches of the property resulted in about 120 firearms being seized, including a mixture of handguns and long barrelled weapons.

John Farmer, prosecuting. said that sentencing should be adjourned as there were further matters to be resolved.

Judge Katharine Moore adjourned sentence until May 4, but warned Cook he faced jail, as the firearms offences attracted a mandatory prison sentence.

She said: 'These are very serious offences.'

As previously reported, a mixture of shotguns, handguns and long-barrelled firearms were among the 120 or so weapons seized from the bungalow in May last year following four days of searching by forensic officers.

According to neighbours, a police car arrived at the house before, within hours, more officers, cars, forensic teams and vans appeared and the area was taped off.

Neighbours spoke of their shock at the discovery of weapons at the time.

A 42-year-old tradesman in the village said he once did some work at the bungalow which has been cordoned off.

He said: 'I don't know him that well. But the time I did go around there I must say he was a bit peculiar.

'I was trying to route telephone cables from one end of the house to the other. I went to go in the end room and he just jumped across the hallway and said 'No, don't go in there'. It was just the manner in which he did it. It was really abrupt.'

The man, who lives near to the property, which had been cordoned off, said it was about three or four years ago but is something he remembers vividly.

He said: 'It was one of those things I came home and told my wife about because it stuck in my mind.

'It's not until something like this happens that you think. He definitely didn't want me to go in there, let's put it that way.'

Another man who lived close to the area that has been sealed off described it as being 'like Midsummer Murders'.

A 76-year-old man, who did not want to be named, said; 'It's just one of those things. You never think it's going to happen round here.'

Speaking at the time of the discovery, Det Chief Insp Andy Coller admitted it was 'highly unusual to discover that number of firearms' but sought to reassure the public that they are not at risk and there was no firearms incident, threat or harm that prompted the investigation.

He said they had been at the address for an 'unrelated policing matter' although could not go into details.

Det Chief Insp Coller said: 'Our searches at the property are now complete and I would like to thank local residents for their patience while this process has been taking place.