Tag Archives: Gun crime

Streatham drug dealers jailed for importing gun from Florida

Posted on January 26, 2025 by insidecroydon

Drug dealers McNeil Colly and Keston Redhead, who tried to buy a handgun by mail order, have been jailed following a National Crime Agency investigation. The Taurus self-loading pistol was seized by Border Force officers at Stansted Airport in July … Continue reading →

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Police drugs raid on Church Road sees three men sentenced

Posted on September 12, 2024 by insidecroydon

Three men from what the Metropolitan Police call “a Croydon-based drugs ring” have been found guilty and handed sentences of up to 12 years in prison. Daniel Griffin, 25, of Church Road in Croydon Old Town, was sentenced to 12 … Continue reading →

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Mitcham killing: police failed to deliver the ‘complete picture’

Posted on September 7, 2024 by insidecroydon

Three men were sentenced at the Old Bailey yesterday for the April 2023 Mitcham Common killing of Tyrese Miller, with the Metropolitan Police forced to concede that the outcome of the trial failed to provide the victim’s family “with the … Continue reading →

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Selhurst drugs dealer given seven years after police guns raid

Posted on September 4, 2024 by insidecroydon

Serial offender Taymullah Wilson, of Broadway Avenue, Selhurst, was last week sentenced to a seven-year jail term after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition and to supplying drugs. Detective Inspector Ray Sekalongo said: “Wilson is a repeat … Continue reading →

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40 arrests made in daybreak police operation in Mitcham

Posted on August 16, 2024 by insidecroydon

The Met Police is claiming 40 arrests today from actioning 32 warrants in early morning raids across Mitcham “to disrupt serious and organised criminality”. The daybreak raids – dubbed Operation Hessian by someone at Scotland Yard who’s probably watched too … Continue reading →

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Met busts ‘dangerous’ gun gang at south London funeral

Posted on August 5, 2024 by insidecroydon

What the Met Police describes as a “dangerous” south London gang of six men have been jailed for firearm offences following an investigation. Intelligence developed by Met officers through forensics, technology and covert tactics, including surveillance, led officers to suspect … Continue reading →

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Kalashnikov conviction part of London’s criminal arms race

Posted on August 9, 2022 by insidecroydon

Two men have been jailed after a Met police dog led officers to an AK-47 assault rifle. Umar Pervez, 23, of Midhurst Avenue, Croydon, and Kyal Truong-Clarke, 25, from Beckenham, were both sentenced at Kingston Crown Court yesterday to eight … Continue reading →

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