25/01/2013

Soldiers Jailed For Gun Smuggling

Five men, four of who are British soldiers, have been jailed for trying to smuggle guns and drugs into the UK.

Two of the men were caught in January 2012 in a car arriving at Folkestone from Calais carrying firearms, cocaine and ammunition.

Following a six-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court the gang were convicted on Monday of firearms and drugs charges.

They were given prison sentences ranging from six-and-a-half years to 14 years.

26-year-old Lemar Loveless, of Brydon Walk, Islington, north London, was jailed for 14 years for conspiring to import firearms.

Lance Laurent, also 26, of Gloucester Street, Battersea, south-west London, was sentenced to 12 years for conspiring to import firearms.

28-year-old Duran Wright, a regimental police officer in the Army, was jailed for 10 years for conspiring to import firearms.

Loveless, Laurent and Wright were also found guilty of conspiring to import class A drugs.

Trave Dyce, 22, of Sydney Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years and 25-year-old Romone Mashalleck, of Huron Street, Wimbledon, south-west London, was sentenced to six-and-a-half.

Both men were convicted of conspiring to import firearms

Police say they believe the guns were destined for London criminal gangs.

(H)


Related UK National News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

27 August 2013
Fire At Police Firearms Training Centre
Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire, at the new police firearms training centre site at Valley Road, Portishead. Avon Fire and Rescue Service crews arrived on the scene just after 4.30am on tuesday (27 August) where they found a well-developed fire affecting the building, which is currently under construction.
06 May 2015
Two Men Jailed For 15 Years For Firearms Offences
Two men has been jailed for 15 years for firearms offences, following an operation by the Trident Gang Crime Command. Edward Ephraim and Adrian McNeish, both aged 32, were arrested during an intelligence-led operation by the squad when they stopped two cars on 23 December, 2013.
30 August 2011
Man Jailed After Trident Operation
A 24-year-old man was jailed on Friday for 12 years over firearms offences as a result of an investigation under the Met's Operation Trident. Cameron Wesley Emanuel, of Willington Road, London, SW9, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court after being found guilty of the offences on 19 July following a six-day trial.
11 August 2010
Gun-Makers Caught By CCTV
A duo responsible for producing deadly weapons, including some that wouldn't look out of place in a James Bond film, have been jailed for a total of 23 years.
02 November 2007
Suspect Extradited In WPC Murder Case
A man suspected of involvement in the murder of WPC Sharon Beshenivsky has been extradited from Somalia. West Yorkshire Police said Mustaf Jama (27) had been arrested and flown back to the UK following months of international investigation.