Gun, knives and drugs seized in Birmingham after scooter rider was stopped and searched
Gun, knives and drugs were seized after an e-scooter rider was spoken to by officers in a Birmingham street.
West Midlands Police said officers recovered a homemade gun along with a zombie knife and a machete following a routine stop and search in Soho Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, on December 11.
Officers from Operation Fearless were on e-bike patrols when they became suspicious of the 19-year-old who was standing near the Barn Lane junction.
They searched the man and he was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
During a subsequent search of an address in nearby Cranbrook Road a 'slam gun' which is a homemade weapon capable of firing projectiles, and the two blades were allegedly found.
Jamil Al-Jamil has since been charged with offences of possession of a firearm, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, and possession of an offensive weapon
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Birmingham magistrates on December 13.
