Overview
- Leeds Crown Court handed down five immediate prison terms and three suspended sentences for roles in the conspiracy to steal ammunition or possess it without a certificate.
- Sentences included John Bull at four years, Anver Valli at four years nine months, and James Coffey at three years three months, with others receiving shorter or suspended terms.
- The theft took place overnight on February 17 from a parked lorry in Sutton Coldfield, with 66 boxes of .22 LR rounds moved using a Leyland DAF on false plates.
- Investigators tracked the suspect vehicle to Dewsbury, executed warrants across Leeds and Kirklees on February 25–26, and seized a Fiat Scudo in Farnley carrying 64 of the 66 boxes.
- West Midlands Police, West Yorkshire Police, the regional organised crime unit and the NCA coordinated the case, with officers warning the stolen rounds posed a serious public‑safety risk.