Watch: Moment police 'put the breaks' on underworld gun deal

Four men and a teenager are among those to be arrested on suspicion of making an underworld gun deal. 

The arrests come after a group of four, from Birmingham, planned to meet a man from London to sell him guns in exchange for two stolen cars.

However, the West Midlands Police firearms officers were waiting for the group, swooping on the four men as they waited to make a deal in a Ford Fiesta on Dawlish Road, Selly Oak, on August 9 last year.

A video, released by West Midlands Police, shows officers springing into action, arresting the group of men before searching the vehicle. 

During the search, officers discovered a blank firing gun which had been converted into a life-firing weapon, and 10 live rounds of ammunition. 

Of those arrested in the car were Dillon Cordova, 18, Furrukh Khan, 25, Ismail Kaseba, 24, and a boy who is now 17.

The man from London was Drew Neale, who was on a nearby road waiting for the deal to take place when he was arrested. 

A major investigation also established how another man, convicted murderer Teeko Le, 21, had masterminded the deal from prison using a smuggled phone. 

The group all appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday.

Le, of no fixed address, was jailed for six years after being found guilty of conspiring to sell the gun and ammunition. The sentence will start at the end of the minimum 20-year term that he is serving for murder. 

Kaseba, of no fixed address, was jailed for eight years and six months after being found guilty of the same offences.

Khan, of Rocky Lane, Birmingham, was jailed for seven years and seven months for the same offences, and also for possession of a shotgun which was found at his home.

Neale, of no fixed address, was jailed for six years and eight months for being involved in the sale of the gun and ammunition, and also handling stolen goods.

The 17-year-old was committed to a young offenders institution for three years for firearms and ammunition sale offences.

Cordova was convicted at trial earlier this year, but failed to appear for sentencing and is now wanted by officers. 

Detective Inspector, Amar Patel, from the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU), said: "Had we not intervened when we did, this gun would have been handed over and been used in further criminality – to threaten or harm others.

“The gun had DNA of Khan and Cordova on it, along with that of the 17-year-old.

“We will relentlessly pursue those involved in gun crime in the West Midlands, and ensure they are brought to justice.”