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A criminal gun group is facing more than three decades behind bars after an armed police stop uncovered a deadly revolver and ammunition.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard that the four men - who are all from Wolverhampton - were arrested on Friday, June 1 last year after police swooped on two cars in Fox’s Lane.

According to West Midlands Police, the group was arrested following a tipoff that a firearms deal had taken place a short time earlier at an address in Keats Road.

A revolver and five rounds of ammunition were found in one of the cars, the court was told.

David Price, aged 30 from Genge Avenue, Lanesfield, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and cocaine after the gun was found in the car he was driving.

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But the other three denied the offences, with Leon Facey claiming he had visited the address to get a quote for work on a wall. While Jamie Hall-Reid, aged 29 from Ardgowan Grove, told police he was there for festival tickets.

Lee Russell, who was arrested at an address later that day, declined to comment in an interview.

However, a jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court did not believe their claims and – after a five-day trial on Friday, March 1 – found Russell guilty of supplying a prohibited firearm and the other two guilty of possession of a firearm.

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Russell, aged 32 of Keats Road, was jailed for 14 years, Facey – aged 30 from Dunstall Avenue – was jailed for eight years and Hall-Reid was given seven-and-a-half years behind bars. Price was jailed for five years and four months.

Detective Chief Inspector Ronan Tyrer, from ROCU, said: “Our work to take guns and those who use them off the streets of the West Midlands region continues and we will be relentless in our pursuit of reducing harm or potential harm to our communities.

“I would encourage anyone who has any information or suspects anything regarding firearms or organised crime to get in touch. Police and partner agencies are here to help prevent crime and protect our young people.”

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To contact West Midlands Police speak to us on Live Chat at www.west-mdlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight, or call 101 anytime. Alternatively, contact the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.