Men jailed after trying to smuggle gun through Essex airport Submitted by daniel on Thu, 23/01/2025 - 12:16 Picture Image Two drug dealers who attempted to acquire a handgun have been jailed following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. The Taurus self-loading pistol was intercepted and seized by Border Force officers at Stansted Airport on July 27, 2023. It was hidden inside the packaging for a metallic safe box, along with two empty 9mm magazines. McNeil Colly, 48, from south London, and Keston Redhead, 35, an asylum seeker from Trinidad and Tobago, were found guilty of importation of a firearm and conspiracy to import class A drugs following a seven-week trial. Read more about Men jailed after trying to smuggle gun through Essex airportAdd new comment