Two Muslim men were sentenced on Saturday to 26 years imprisonment collectively, for hiding firearms and drugs worth over £20,000 in a ceiling in London, Metropolitan Police reported.
Hamza Malik, 26, of Senior Street was sentenced by Isleworth Crown Court of Saturday to 16 years in prison, while Payam Mufty, 27, of Bourne Terrace was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Following a two-week trial in November 2015, the two were found guilty of three firearm offences (possession with intent to endanger life), supply of Class A drugs worth £21,000 and possession of ammunition.
According to reports, the convictions came about as a result of an investigation carried out by detectives in the Westminster area where they found a bag containing a sawn-off shotgun, two handguns and a large amount of ammunition, hidden in the ceiling.
