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Two men caught exchanging a gun in the street have been ordered to pay more than £60,000 of criminal assets. Lee Walker, 37, and Alex Vassallo, 30, were seen acting suspiciously in Milton Avenue in Margate on the evening of June 18 2022. After both were stopped and arrested, police searched a rucksack they had been seen to exchange. Inside the bag was an 8mm Bruni pistol and cocaine with a street value of up to £20,000. They were arrested and later charged with possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine with intent to supply. Both suspects admitted the offences at Canterbury Crown Court…

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