KARACHI: A man was jailed in Birmingham for trying to smuggle firearms in a car from Pakistan, the UK’s federal crime agency said on Friday, Dawn.com reported.
A statement by the National Crime Agency (NCA) said the man “who tried to smuggle 72 firearms parts in a car” from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was jailed for eight years.
The 40-year-old, named Yasir Khan, pleaded guilty after the agency found that “he was behind the bid to smuggle 36 top slides and 36 barrels for 9mm Glock self-loading pistols in a 1976 Datsun Sunny”.
NCA’s statement detailed how the gun parts were “expertly” hidden inside the vehicle.
The agency said NCA officers had initiated an investigation against Mr Khan, who claimed he was a car dealer and arrested him in July 2024.
He appeared at Birmingham’s crown court and was sentenced after admitting to the crime, the statement added.
The officers found voice notes on Mr Khan’s phone showing evidence of contact with a Pakistani supplier with access to the manufacturer of firearms’ parts.
The statement further said that Mr Khan was suspected of a similar incident in Nov 2023.
Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2025