Two “dangerous offenders” caught red-handed during a dramatic armed police swoop with a pistol and bullets in their car have been locked-up.
Mark Griffiths, 35, (pic.top) of Banister House, Homerton High Street, Homerton, East London and Darren Brissett, 33, (pic.bottom) of nearby Shafton Road tried to flee, but were caught after a chase.
They pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to possession of a firearm, with intent to endanger life, and possession of ammunition when stopped in Hackney on July 15, last year. Griffiths also admitted a second count of firearm possession.
When quizzed at Charing Cross Police Station Griffiths tried to keep his home address a secret, but officers discovered where he lived and found a second handgun in a wardrobe.
He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment and Brissett received five years.
Armed Operation Trident police – who investigate violent black-on-black crime in London – stopped the pair in a silver Ford Fiesta after receiving a tip-off.
They were detained after initially trying to escape police and inside the car officers found the pistol and three bullets.
Operation Trident Detective Inspector Chris Jones said: “We're pleased that two dangerous offenders, who thought nothing of driving around the streets of Hackney with a firearm in their car, are now behind bars for a substantial length of time.”
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