[Worcester CC]:
B was charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and possession of firearms. The Judge described B as a self-appointed enforcer who was seeking to get a hold of heavy firearms such as AK47s and Uzis.
[Liverpool CC]:
F was charged with conspiracy to cause GBH and possession of firearms with intent to endanger life. He was alleged to be a member of an organised crime group which received instructions from overseas to carry out simultaneous assassinations in the Merseyside area.
[Nottingham CC]:
The defendants were charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. The background featured rival gangs involved in ‘tit for tat’ attacks. The defendants in this matter were involved in an indiscriminate drive-by shooting into a house. After a fully contested hearing, our client was acquitted of the charge.
A was associated with a Lithuanian gang, which arranged for decommissioned Soviet arms to be supplied into the UK and to criminal gangs here. Police carried out a substantial covert operation, resulting in the seizure of 59 Baikal handguns. Following arrests, in the case, the number of shootings and murders within the designated areas substantially fell.
After P’s arrest following a substantial manhunt, found in P’s possession was a MAC 10 submachine gun, along with other handguns and numerous bullets for onward supply. It was believed these were being used to supply Yardie gangs seeking to infiltrate UK cities.