A man has been jailed after officers found a gun, balaclava and drugs at a property in north London.
Coskun Coskun, 33, of, Cameron Close, Enfield, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty at Wood Green Crown Court to firearm and drug possession on Wednesday.
Police were called to St Paul’s Rise, Southgate, after receiving a call about an abandoned dog in a flat in August last year.
Officers from the dog unit attended and found a Glock pistol in a bag under the bed at the property, along with a balaclava, gloves and A class drugs.
Forensic work found DNA evidence which matched Coskun.
He was arrested in Edmonton a few months later.
When he was arrested, Coskun was carrying a BMW key and officers tracked down the car.
In the boot, they recovered a sawn-off shotgun with a number of cartridges, a loaded Sig Saur pistol and two machetes.
Coskun admitted two counts of possession of a prohibited firearm, two counts of possession of ammunition without a certificate, possession of class A drugs with intent to supply, possession of class B drugs with intent to supply, possession of a firearm without a certificate and possession of a bladed article.
DC Adam Pursey, from Specialist Crime North, said: “A call to police about dogs at a property resulted in the discovery and seizure of three guns, other weapons and a large amount of drugs. It was the instincts and quick actions of the officers after the arrest that led them to Coskun’s vehicle, which would have been gone if they arrived half an hour later.
“These firearms were live, capable of inflicting serious harm, and would have undoubtedly been used by Coskun or someone else to commit crime.
“The sentence handed down reflects the seriousness with which gun crime is dealt with in the criminal justice system. Police will continue to take weapons and people involved in firearms, drugs and violence off the streets, to make London a safer place.”
