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13/09/2011
Music Shop Sting Leads To 37 Arrests
A group of 37 gun traders and drug suppliers have been sentenced to over 400 years imprisonment in total, after a Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) sting operation.
According to the Metropolitan Police on Tuesday, the men appeared at Wood Green Crown Court following an undercover operation targeting serious and organised crime in and around Enfield borough in London.
Codenamed Operation Peyzac, the initiative involved detectives launching a covert music shop in a busy Edmonton shopping area. The investigation was launched in response to the murder of five young men in 2008.
To gain information about gangs believed to operating in the area, undercover officers set up the shop called the Boombox. The premises operated for more than 12 months and officers were able to film the trading of firearms, ammunition and drugs.
According to a statement by the Met, on one occasion they captured a man on CCTV selling police officers four firearms. He had travelled to the shop on a busy bus with the loaded weapons concealed in a plastic bag. Another man was filmed handing over cocaine with a street value of £4,000.
In April 2010 officers, working with colleagues from the Territorial Support Group (TSG), Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD) and the Specialist Firearms Command (CO19), carried out simultaneous raids at 35 addresses across north and east London. They also raided a further address in Leeds as part of intelligence received.
At one address in Haringey officers discovered a gun conversion factory and seized a number of components of firearms and ammunition. Further searches at other London addresses revealed a large number of weapons, including knives and swords, two air rifles and a samurai sword. They also discovered a significant amount of class A drugs and cash.
Chief Superintendent David Tucker, Enfield Borough Commander said: "The final court results follow a lengthy operation by Enfield Borough officers and Covert Policing officers, supported by the London Borough of Enfield, to combat criminal networks within the borough after concern was raised by the local community some time ago.
"Significant resources were devoted to Operation Peyzac over many months and the impact will inevitably be felt for years to come. In spite of recent events these convictions demonstrate our determination to stamp out organised criminality."
(DW/CD)
According to the Metropolitan Police on Tuesday, the men appeared at Wood Green Crown Court following an undercover operation targeting serious and organised crime in and around Enfield borough in London.
Codenamed Operation Peyzac, the initiative involved detectives launching a covert music shop in a busy Edmonton shopping area. The investigation was launched in response to the murder of five young men in 2008.
To gain information about gangs believed to operating in the area, undercover officers set up the shop called the Boombox. The premises operated for more than 12 months and officers were able to film the trading of firearms, ammunition and drugs.
According to a statement by the Met, on one occasion they captured a man on CCTV selling police officers four firearms. He had travelled to the shop on a busy bus with the loaded weapons concealed in a plastic bag. Another man was filmed handing over cocaine with a street value of £4,000.
In April 2010 officers, working with colleagues from the Territorial Support Group (TSG), Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD) and the Specialist Firearms Command (CO19), carried out simultaneous raids at 35 addresses across north and east London. They also raided a further address in Leeds as part of intelligence received.
At one address in Haringey officers discovered a gun conversion factory and seized a number of components of firearms and ammunition. Further searches at other London addresses revealed a large number of weapons, including knives and swords, two air rifles and a samurai sword. They also discovered a significant amount of class A drugs and cash.
Chief Superintendent David Tucker, Enfield Borough Commander said: "The final court results follow a lengthy operation by Enfield Borough officers and Covert Policing officers, supported by the London Borough of Enfield, to combat criminal networks within the borough after concern was raised by the local community some time ago.
"Significant resources were devoted to Operation Peyzac over many months and the impact will inevitably be felt for years to come. In spite of recent events these convictions demonstrate our determination to stamp out organised criminality."
(DW/CD)
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