Ex German soldier armed criminal gangs

A former German soldier who became a major armourer to the underworld is facing years behind bars. Manfred Kurz, 61, served in the Deutsches Heer and had a firearms licence allowing him to pass through border controls with suitcases rammed with thousands of rounds of live bullets. His niece, 25-year-old Sian Miller, helped distribute the ammunition across the country, enlisting her cousin Lorenzo Brooks, 28, Sierra Denton, 21, and her boyfriend Mishak Wright-Martin, 33, along with 22-year-old Lukas Duncan. But…