3D Printed Gun Bust in West Midlands

0:00On April 17, three men just got charged in a big bust on three-dimensional printed guns right here in the West Midlands, police raided a spot in Saliho and seized a three-dimensional printer linked to making illegal firearms. This comes from a joint operation with West Midlands police, the National Crime Agency, and Leicestershire cops. The guys facing charges are 42-year-old Ricky Plant from Saliho, 25-year-old Bailey Middleton from Stonebow, Village Inn. Leicestershire and 38-year-old Daniel Smith from Loughborough, they're all hit with conspiracy to make, possess, and supply firearms. Middleton and Smith also caught extra counts for holding guns in ammo, plus Middleton for driving sketchy with fake plates, no license, and no insurance. Cops say these three-dimensional printed weapons are rare, but super deadly, turning into hot commodities for crooks. They stress how this teamwork yanked a potential killer gun off the streets, plus another that could fire live rounds after tweaks.

1:01It's all about shielding folks from gun violence spilling into the region. In the wider sweep, officers nab six people total, pulling a weapon from a car at Loughborough and a blank fire convertible to lethal at a local address. They grab production materials for guns in bullets too after stopping that NCAA flag vehicle. All three showed up for their first hearing at Birmingham magistrates court on April 17th, and this op shows police going cross county to shut. Down these threats, for good.