Man caught taking part in gun deal on his own CCTV

A antheral has been jailed aft helium was caught by his ain CCTV cameras taking portion successful a weapon deal.

Suni Masih, 32, was filmed exiting his location connected Allens Road successful Winson Green, Birmingham, connected 6 August earlier taking a bag, which had a pistol inside, from a operator successful a rented Vauxhall Astra, West Midlands Police said.

He took a representation of the firearm successful the container earlier his location was raided by equipped officers little than an hr later.

Masih was arrested, and the gun, which helium had thrown extracurricular earlier constabulary entered his home, was recovered the adjacent day.

The antheral who handed him the weapon - Jeremiah Williams, 30, of Wave Close, Walsall - was arrested a fewer days later.

Both admitted conspiracy to proviso firearms earlier they were sentenced astatine Birmingham Crown Court connected Thursday.

Masih was jailed for 5 years and 7 months, portion Williams was sentenced to six years successful prison.

Det Ch Insp Bryn Robins, of West Midlands Police, said: "It's rather fitting that a CCTV strategy designed to deter and drawback criminals ended up catching its proprietor successful the enactment of a superior crime."

The serviceman described the weapon arsenic "unusual and highly dangerous" arsenic it was susceptible of firing for arsenic agelong arsenic the trigger was held down, until it ran retired of ammunition.

"We whitethorn ne'er cognize however Masih planned to usage the gun, but it's intelligibly an highly unsafe limb which could person caused decease oregon superior injury," helium added.