A LOADED gun found in a car near Rugby has earned each of its two owners a 12-year prison sentence for possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Police found a pistol with six 9mm bullets and a silencer when they pulled over Aram Ahmed, 35, from Chervil Rise in Wolverhampton, on the M1 near Rugby on Thursday May 7 last year.
Ahmed was arrested and as the investigation continued Araz Mohammedi, 20, from Springfield Road in Wolverhampton was also found to have been involved.
Mohammedi’s DNA was found on the pistol and CCTV showed him in the same vehicle travelling down to London. Following Mohammedi’s arrest a search was carried out at his premises and a quantity of heroin was seized.
Following a two week trial, Aram Ahmed and Araz Mohammedi were both sentenced at Stafford Crown Court last Thursday (February 18). Mohammedi also received a further one year consecutive imprisonment term for possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.
Detective Inspector Mark Davison from the Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) said: “I am delighted with the verdicts handed down to both men and believe they reflect the seriousness of being in possession of a loaded gun in this country.
“The case was clearly drugs related, and we will continue to pursue anybody that is involved in this level of criminality within the Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police areas.
“My thanks must go to the officer in charge of the case, Detective Constable Paul Hinton and the Crown Prosecution Service who did a very thorough job in preparing the case for court.”
