Ex-Firefighter Jailed for 5 Years Over Huge Haul of Illegal Guns and Ammo
Slough Man Nabbed with Massive Arsenal
Tyrone Bahar, 43, a former firefighter from Slough, has been locked up after a National Crime Agency (NCA) probe uncovered his secret stash of illegal firearms and weapons. Bahar was caught red-handed at Birmingham Airport returning from Jamaica, where he’d been buying banned guns, ammo, and pepper spray over the internet from Europe.
Weapons Found Stashed in Cars, Home, and Family Property
Police seized a shocking array of illegal gear across multiple locations: a revolver, a forward-venting blank firing pistol, eight spray canisters, two stun guns, 569 rounds of ammunition, a machete, and an extendable baton. At his mother’s house, officers discovered three more firearms, another stun gun, and 145 rounds of ammo.
Guilty Plea Won’t Spare Jail Time
Bahar initially tried to claim he thought the guns were legal and planned to hand them in during a police amnesty. He also blamed the spray canisters found in his vehicle on a garage mix-up. But he later pleaded guilty to five counts of possessing prohibited firearms, two counts of illegal ammunition possession, and five counts of carrying forbidden weapons.
On 1 February, the Kingston Crown Court slammed him with a five-year prison sentence.
NCA Cracks Down on Online Gun Importers
“Bahar hid these weapons around his home, cars and family members’ homes trying to dodge detection,” said Mark McCormack, NCA branch commander. “Many of these firearms are lethal or can be converted into deadly weapons that flood organised crime networks. Removing this haul has taken serious firepower off the streets.”
Bahar’s arrest was part of Project Vizardlike, an ongoing NCA-led crackdown targeting online firearms buyers importing illegal weapons into the UK. Since 2018, authorities have seized over 550 prohibited weapons and 3,500 rounds of ammo thanks to this operation.
Speak Up Against Illegal Guns
If you have any info on illegal firearms or suspect someone has access to banned weapons, contact the police or report anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
