A drug dealer has been jailed for possession of a sawn off shotgun and drug offences after officers raided his flat in Birmingham.
Mohammed Makmahi, 23, and his partner Eltaf Mockbil, 22, were arrested on 25 July following a raid on their Newtown flat where officers found a sawn off shotgun and a bag of cannabis.
The modified gun had been concealed in a pushchair box in the kitchen, cartridges were also found in the box hidden in a sock.
As officers searched the address, Mockbil threw a plastic bag out of the window in an attempt to get rid of it. The bag was found to contain a mix of full and empty deal bags, with 30 of the bags containing cannabis.
A large amount of cash was also recovered.
At Birmingham Crown court, Makmahi was jailed for eight years and three months for possessing a shortened sawn off shotgun and possession with intent to supply class B drugs.
Mockbil received a two year community order and ordered to do 80 hours unpaid voluntary work after being found guilty of possession with intent to supply class B drugs.
Detective Sergeant Sally Olsen, from Force CID, said: “We take all investigations involving firearms extremely seriously and anyone found in possession of a gun or any other dangerous weapon can expect to be convicted and sent to prison.”
Anyone with information about drug use in their area can contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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