Man charged after drugs and guns found at Doncaster waterworks

Officers made the discovery last week at Bootham Lane Pumping Station in Dunscroft

Author: Matt SoanesPublished 13th May 2026

A man has been charged after police discovered drugs and firearms at a waterworks in Doncaster.

Officers made the discovery last Friday (May 8) at the Bootham Lane Pumping Station in Dunscroft.

A quantity of Class A drugs, two handguns, a shotgun and ammunition were seized.

Peter Saunders, 37, of Ramskir View, Thorne, has been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, two counts of possessing a firearm without a certificate and possessing a firearm of length less than 30cm/60cm.

He appeared before Doncaster Magistrates' Court on May 11 and has been remanded in custody ahead of an appearance at Sheffield Crown Court on June 9.

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