A group of teenagers involved in police chase locked up after several weapons found

The potentially lethal weapons were seized after officers tracked a Ford Focus which failed to stop in Lozells, Birmingham, on June 21 last year.

Firearms officers and police dog units helped to eventually bring the car to a halt in Hanley Street, Aston.

The occupants tried to make off but four teenagers were quickly arrested.

A search of the car and nearby area led to four machetes, the improvised firearm, shotgun cartridge and gun parts being found. Rheese Dhoot, aged 19 from Saltley, pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited firearm and bladed article. He was jailed for five years and six months at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday (10 April).

Marko Catak, aged 19 from Hockley, admitted the same offences and was sentenced to five years. 

Makaya Russell, aged 18 from Erdington, also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years, suspended by 18 months, and 140 hours unpaid work. 

Oliwer Gabis, aged 18 from Handsworth, was convicted of three counts of possession of a bladed article, which included two separate incidents, and making threats with a knife. He was locked up for two years and one month.

West Midlands Police states, “We're committed to taking dangerous weapons off the street as we work to keep our communities safe.

“We're running Operation Target in a defiant stand against serious crime. It brings together our efforts to tackle a range of crimes, from firearms to drug dealing and burglary to cyber-crime.”

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