Machine gun seized by cops in Brixton after moped rider failed to stop
Police have seized a Scorpion sub-machine gun, a revolver and about 100 rounds of ammunition after catching a moped rider who refused to stop.
Four guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a large amount of drugs and cash were taken off the streets as a result of the overnight operation which followed.
Violent Crime Taskforce (VCTF) officers ordered the moped to stop in Brixton Road, Brixton at 1.35pm on Thursday, 30 April.
The driver failed to stop for police and made off at speed but officers managed to bring the moped to a stop and the driver – a 28-year-old man – was detained.
The man was searched and a large quantity of a cannabis was found on him and was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis, failing to stop for police, dangerous driving, drug driving and going equipped to steal.
But he shouted to the other side of the road to a second who ran off towards Crammer Road.
The 30-year-old was held on the same charge.
The Scorpion sub-machine gun, a revolver and about 100 rounds of ammunition were found in his car and at his address and he was arrested for possession of a firearm.
Both men remain in custody at a South London police station. Detectives from Trident, part of Specialist Crime, are leading the investigation.
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