The web giant is making money by redirecting consumers to sites selling illegal weapons including stun guns and pepper spray.
Google is profiting from the illegal online trade of weapons including stun guns and pepper sprays, which are being advertised and delivered to offenders in the UK.
However the weapons are available freely in foreign countries and are being posted to consumers in the UK, most often by vendors using online shopping platforms such as eBay.The majority of advertisements and listings which Sky News found on Google for illegal weapons linked back to products listed on eBay.
Border Force has seized thousands of so-called"non-lethal firearms" which have been illegally imported into the UK since 2013. Crime statistics recording the use of the weapons also suggest an enormous rise in their use by criminals, with a record number of offences recorded for the financial year ending in 2019.
A spokesperson for Google told Sky News:"While we want Google Shopping to help connect people with advertisers and products, we have policies that determine which ads we do and don't allow; and we require all advertisers to comply with local law.
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