Firearms officers raided the home of Khiyume Seville in Fir Tree Farm Drive, Stechford, and found a lethal cache of guns concealed in bags hidden from view.
A Madsen submachine gun, capable of automatic fire, was seized along with a silver revolver, two pistols which had been converted from blank-firers to live weapons, and two other blank firing guns.
In one of the bedrooms police found welding and tooling equipment, along with a drill lathe and metal piping.
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Seville, aged 24, admitted multiple charges relating to the possession of firearms and ammunition, and manufacturing prohibited firearms and ammunition. He was jailed for 13 years at Birmingham Crown Court.
Detective Sgt Barry Heal, from the Major Crime Unit, said: "We had information that Seville may have been involved in the manufacture of prohibited weapons and the items recovered from his flat proved that to be the case.
"These weapons were capable of caus...
A Madsen submachine gun, capable of automatic fire, was seized along with a silver revolver, two pistols which had been converted from blank-firers to live weapons, and two other blank firing guns.
In one of the bedrooms police found welding and tooling equipment, along with a drill lathe and metal piping.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583835501/1742609668/articles/gjaVgeX8WjxOA7fChdsys/3096347113.jpg]
Seville, aged 24, admitted multiple charges relating to the possession of firearms and ammunition, and manufacturing prohibited firearms and ammunition. He was jailed for 13 years at Birmingham Crown Court.
Detective Sgt Barry Heal, from the Major Crime Unit, said: "We had information that Seville may have been involved in the manufacture of prohibited weapons and the items recovered from his flat proved that to be the case.
"These weapons were capable of caus...
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