Man found with loaded gun in Derby barbers jailed
It was found at the premises in Normanton in 2021
A Derby drug dealer has been jailed for five years after being found with a loaded gun in a Derby barbershop.
Unarmed officers detained Usman Nazir at the shop in Upperdale Road, Normanton, on 11 May 2021, for an unrelated matter. When searched officers found a handgun in his right pocket and a CS spray in his left.
Firearms officers were called to the scene and found the handgun was loaded with three live rounds.
A further search of the 21-year-old’s flat in Great Northern Road uncovered another loaded handgun – as well as significant quantities of cocaine and cannabis, a stab vest, and a machete.
Yesterday (10 January) Nazir was handed five years in prison at Derby Crown Court after admitting seven offences:
2 x possession of a firearm without a licence
2 x possession of ammunition
Possession with intent to supply cannabis
Possession with intent to supply cocaine
Possession of cannabis
PC Laura McLuckie, the officer who led the investigation into Nazir, said: “As officers we are prepared for many things – but finding a loaded handgun in the pocket of a man getting his haircut was something none of us could have thought would happen.
“The calmness of Nazir when he was arrested, knowing what was inside his right-hand pocket was nothing short of incredible.
“The level of danger that Nazir posed was made even clearer by the weapons found at his home – which showed the serious nature of the criminality that he was involved with.”