Gunman jailed for five years after firearm seized from home

A gunman has been jailed for five years after we found a loaded weapon in a manbag on his bed when we raided his home.
Officers swooped on Syed Kashaff’s house as part of an investigation into gang violence in Birmingham.
He was taken into custody, and a search of the bag on the bed revealed a gun with a magazine containing six rounds of ammunition.
Inside a hat in the wardrobe were six more rounds of ammunition.
Kashaff, aged 22, of Birmingham, admitted possession of a firearm and ammunition. At Birmingham Crown Court on Friday (20) he was jailed for five years for possession of the firearm, and given a 16 month sentence, to be served concurrently, for possession of ammunition.
Det Insp Jon Green, of our Major Crime Unit, said: "Kashaff’s arrest came as part of a wider investigation into gang violence, which causes devastation and misery in communities.
"As a result of this discovery, we’ve taken a deadly weapon off the streets, and an individual with direct access to it is behind bars."
The conviction is part of Operation Target, our ongoing mission to target serious and organised crime across the West Midlands.
We’ve got officers working 24/7 to disrupt and arrest those involved in guns, drugs, money laundering and exploitation.