Dramatic moment police find gun stuffed in sock - and around £300k of Class A drugs - at West Midlands address
A video shows the moment police found a gun stuffed in a sock at an address in Birmingham.
Bodycam footage shows the moment police found hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of Class A drugs and firearms - one which was stuffed in a sock - at an address in Birmingham.
On 9 January this year, officers from West Midlands Police’s County Lines Taskforce carried out a warrant at an address in Brinklow Tower, Highgate, where they found a revolver, a 9mm pistol, and over 30 rounds of ammunition.
Officers from the specialist team also seized over 10 kilos of heroin, over two kilos of cocaine, and over 44 grams of crack cocaine - with the drugs estimated to be worth up to £300,000 in wholesale value.
Joshua McCaffrey was arrested from the address and charged with multiple offences. The 33-year-old initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty to the following offences: possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession with intent to supply heroin, possession of firearms, possession of ammunition, concerned in the supply of cocaine and concerned in the supply of heroin.
McCaffrey, of Highgate Street, Birmingham, was jailed for 12 years on Thursday (11 December), at Birmingham Crown Court.
PC Greenfield, from the County Lines Taskforce, said: "Following a thorough investigation, we were able to identify McCaffrey as a dangerous drug dealer who was also in possession of firearms.
"McCaffrey was clearly a dangerous individual, who has been taken off the streets and will be spending a long time behind bars.
“We know County Lines networks cause misery within our communities as drugs not only ruin lives but also fuel other crime. We’re working day in, day out, to bring down drug lines.”
