Gangbusting
cops have seized six firearms and made six arrests after co-ordianted
raids across South London.
Operation
Trident officers – who investigate violent black-on-black crime in
the capital – executed search warrants at addresses in Southwark,
Croydon and Sutton.
They
seized a rifle (pictured), sawn-off shotgun and four handguns (one pictured) following the intelligence-led investigation.
Two
seventeen year-old male youths, an eighteen year-old male, a twenty
year-old male and a thirty-three year old man were arrested along
with a 19 year-old woman.
All
were taken into custody at various south London police stations and
the firearms have been sent for forensic testing.
Detective
Chief Superintendent Dean Haydon said: “Trident officers
continually target the suppliers of lethal firearms, protecting the
public by removing guns from the hands of organised criminals and
gangs.
“The
Met has seized over two hundred and eighty firearms and a large
amount of ammunition from the streets of London this year alone.
“The
number of shootings taking place in London has also significantly
reduced, with twenty-eight per cent fewer incidents than last year.”
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