Supermarket Robbers Caged For Armed Cash Snatch

Four young armed robbers – who threatened supermarket staff at gunpoint to hand over cash from the tills – have been caged for a total of fourteen years.

Two of the gang held-up the Co-Op in Greenford Avenue, Ealing, West London on February 23 – brandishing a silver handgun.

Money was placed inside a plastic bag and the robbers fled.

Police viewed CCTV and with the help of staff had good descriptions of the gang.

Just half-an-hour later, at 10.25pm, the four defendants were stopped in a white Audi in nearby Kennedy Road.

They are: Abdi Abdullah, 21, (top l.) of Hitherbroom Road, Hayes, who received five years.

Khalid Farah, 21, (top r.) of Old Oak Common Lane, Acton, who received two years and six months.

Ahmed Sufi, 23, (bottom l.) of Belgrave Road, Walthamstow, who received three years and six months.

Mursal Yahye, 23, (bottom r.) of Maple Road, Hayes, who received three years.

All four pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob the supermarket and possession of an imitation firearm.

When police stopped the Audi vehicle the silver revolver was found in a plastic bag.

Detective Chief Inspector Harry Hennigan said: "The fast thinking and keen eye of officers ensured that these men have been brought to justice."