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Drink-Driver Jailed After Loaded Pistol Found During London Nightclub Chase

Police released body-worn footage to stress that routine traffic stops can take guns off London’s streets.

Overview

  • Nathan Ingram, 29, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm, ammunition and a Class A drug and was sentenced to five years at Wood Green Crown Court on January 27.
  • Officers stopped his black Audi Q2 Sport at about 12:40 a.m. on November 29 in east London after he failed a breathalyser test.
  • Body-worn video shows him fleeing into a crowded Hackney nightclub before officers carry him out.
  • A Bernardelli 69 self-loading pistol, described by police as loaded, was found in his rucksack alongside a small amount of cocaine.
  • Detective Sergeant Charlie Leather said the seizure demonstrates routine policing removing weapons and warned that gun possession can lead to years in prison.