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Two men caught in minicab bringing haul of guns into London are jailed


Two men who were caught in a minicab attempting to bring a haul of guns into London have been jailed. 

Tyron Myers-Kerr and Bradley Soro, both 22, were stopped by armed police as they travelled in a minicab along the A1 Barnet Bypass. 

Officers searched the vehicle and discovered nine revolvers and a six-inch sheath knife, which they intended to supply to south London gangs.

A search of a car owned by Myers-Kerr uncovered another revolver, ammunition and Class A drugs.

Myers-Kerr, of Whitnell Way, Wandsworth, and Soro, Naylor Road, Southwark, were both sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of several firearms offences following an earlier trial.

Myers-Kerr was jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of 10 counts of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life. 

He had earlier pleaded guilty to possessing the firearms as a prohibited person, by virtue of his conviction in October 2015 for possessing an imitation firearm in a public place. 

Soro was jailed for six years after being found guilty of nine counts of possessing a firearm.

Detective Inspector Paul Dorey, from the Trident and Gang Crime Command, who oversaw the investigation, said: "These two men were intent on endangering people's lives through the supply of firearms to south London gangs. 

“Myers-Kerr sought to hide behind firearms legislation, stating that he had purchased the antique revolvers from a registered firearms dealer, and as such they were not prohibited in law. The court did not agree, however, given the live ammunition which was also recovered and the videos, which detectives found of Myers-Kerr posing with guns.”

source: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tw ... 17091.html

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Who in their right mind would grant or be allowed to keep a private hire vehicle or driver license when the person had a conviction with conditions for having an imitation fire arm.

A few possibilities, the police were unaware he was a Ph driver at the time of the above offence or they did know and were lax in not informing the relevant licensing authority obviously there was no chance he was going to tell him himself,or they did know and took no action if it's the latter someone's head should roll.

Tyron Myers-Kerr and Bradley Soro, both 22, were stopped by armed police as they travelled in a minicab along the A1 Barnet Bypass.

Officers searched the vehicle and discovered nine revolvers and a six-inch sheath knife, which they intended to supply to south London gangs.

A search of a car owned by Myers-Kerr uncovered another revolver, ammunition and Class A drugs.

It says they were in the minicab not driving it and no mention of ownership of a PH vehicle just ownership of a car

It is not unknown for criminals to book taxis to drive them about in case their own vehicles are known to the police

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