Man and woman charged after firearm and ammunition seized from Birmingham flat
A man and a woman have been charged after an armed police raid discovered a firearm and ammunition stashed in a plastic bag.
Sufyan Lone, 30, and Alisha Buchanan, 25, have both been charged with firearms offences following a raid on a property in Birmingham.
Armed National Crime Agency (NCA) officers swarmed the address in the Perry Barr area of the city on Tuesday (July 29) and arrested a 30-year-old man just before 6am on the same day.
Inside the property, officers discovered a viable handgun and ammunition stashed inside a plastic bag.
A 25-year-old woman was also arrested by NCA officers in connection with the discovery.
Lone and Buchanan, both from the West Midlands, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (July 31) charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition without the relevant certificates.
They were bailed by magistrates to appear before Birmingham Crown Court on August 28.
Rick Mackenzie, NCA senior investigating officer, said: "Our operation has resulted in a viable firearm and ammunition being removed from criminal circulation.
“This weapon could have caused untold damage to our communities with potentially fatal consequences.
“Working closely with our partners in the UK and overseas, we are relentless in our efforts to suppress the availability of firearms to criminals."
