Dangerous bike thief bangedup for guns and bikes heist
Prison sentence handed down for possession of stolen bikes
‘A dangerous individual has been jailed’ DET CHIEF INSP JAMES AVERY
Aman has been jailed for seven years after police linked him to lockups and garages across Leicestershire where five stolen motorbikes, two stolen cars and a cache of weapons were found. Nikodem Iwaszko, 21, was found guilty of six counts of possessing a prohibited firearm, possession of a firearm without a firearms certificate, possession of ammunition without a certificate or authority and six counts of possession of criminal property following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. Iwaszko had tried to distance himself from the properties by providing false details but the police managed to gather enough evidence to prove otherwise and secure a conviction.
“This was a detailed operation following information received which involved a considerable amount of teamwork across East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) to recover the firearms and vehicles and to secure sufficient evidence to charge Iwaszko,” said Detective Chief Inspector James Avery of EMSOU. “Thanks to this intense work, numerous firearms have been prevented from falling into the wrong hands and a dangerous individual has been brought to justice.”
The illegal items, which included three sawn-off shotguns, a handgun, a selfloading pistol, a stun gun and ammunition as well as the stolen vehicles were all recovered following warrants executed by EMSOU at two garages - one in Kenilworth Road, Wigston, and one in Langford Way, Leicester - as well as at Iwaszko’s home address in Cross Street, Wigston. When arrested, Iwaszko denied the offences but evidence gathered by officers linking him to the items led to the convictions with police work being commended in court. He was sentenced in November having previously pleaded guilty to five counts of possession of criminal property. EMSOU is a unit of police officers and staff from across the East Mids who support the Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire forces.