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4 men jailed after being found with gun and samurai sword in minicab in South London

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Vincent
Published date08 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
On June 1, 2023 armed police stopped a minicab on Cranbrook Road, Deptford. All four passengers in the vehicle attempted to make off from police

Jamal Francis, 21, was detained within the vehicle and a large black and orange handled knife was located down the back of his trousers. Jarell McKenzie, 20, was detained after a short foot chase.

He was found to be in possession of a large knife and a bag of cannabis. Gregton Bower, 19, ran for quite a distance while being followed by armed police officers.

While being chased, Bower threw a samurai sword into bushes on Broadway Fields. He was eventually detained and arrested on New Butt Lane. Bower also had a bag of cannabis.

The fourth man managed to get away, however extensive CCTV and forensic lines of enquiry led to the arrest of James Rowland, 21, on June 30, 2023. A search of the car recovered a loaded firearm in the rear of the vehicle

DCI Lewis Sanderson, Specialist Crime, said: “These sentences reflect the seriousness of the men’s offences. They were travelling in a car with a gun and numerous large knives. Thankfully we will never know the harm they would have inflicted that day, but it seems reasonable to speculate that this investigation and these arrests could well have saved a life.

“There is, clearly, no place for these weapons on our streets. London, and in particular Lewisham, is a much safer place with these men in prison.

“I urge everyone to share what they know about the men of violence. Please tell us who...

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