Man rammed police cars and had a gun
GUN-RUNNER THREW WEAPON FROM VEHICLE AND TRIED TO GET AWAY
A GUN-RUNNER rammed into police cars before a loaded pistol was thrown from his vehicle.
Ikhlaq Hussain, from Bury, were ordered to pull over by officers after he and his passenger, Ali Adnam Khan, took possession of gun.
The car failed to stop and sped through Bradford, ramming a number of patrol cars as the pair tried to get away.
When officers caught up with them in the New Leeds area of the West Yorkshire city, they found a Walther handgun loaded with seven rounds of ammunition which had been thrown from the car. Another 46 rounds of 9mm ammunition were also found at the scene.
Now Hussain, 29, of Chesham Fold Road, has been jailed for six years and banned from driving for five years. He admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition and dangerous driving.
The offences were linked to a handover involving passenger Khan, 29, of Hartman Place, Bradford, on December 16, 2016. An investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) found Hussain and Khan had met with Kyle Stewart, 24, and Umar Mahmood, 31, before the police chase, probably to collect the weapon and ammunition.
Stewart, of HMP Armley, in Leeds, and Mahmood, of HMP Lindholme, in Doncaster, admitted conspiracy to transfer a prohibited weapon alongside Khan.
Stewart was sentenced to six years and three months and Mahmood was given five years. Khan was jailed for five years and 10 months.
Hussain pleaded guilty to all charges he faced in July, but the remaining defendants waited until the start of their trial on December 4 to plead guilty.
After the Leeds Crown Court case, Tim Gregory, from the NCA’s Armed Operations Unit said: “Firearms pose a serious threat to the safety of the public.
“As has been shown here today, the NCA and partners will not stop in our efforts to remove these dangerous weapons from the streets of the UK. We are actively sharing information with partners, taking action against those who seek to supply illegal firearms and removing them from criminal circulation.”