The plot where the guns were uncovered
Two men who buried firearms including a MAC-10 machine gun in a south London back garden have been jailed.
James Gilbert, 23, of Longfield Crescent, Croydon, was jailed to 14 years after being found guilty of possession of a firearm with intention to endanger life.
Tony Waller, 21, of Warminster Square, Croydon, admitted the same offence and was sentenced to eight years and six months.
The weapons were in Waller's garden.
Officers discovered the MAC-10 machine gun and magazine along with a Smith and Wesson .44 revolver and a barrel and cylinder for a Smith and Wesson .44 wrapped in plastic underneath a paving slab. The barrel and cylinder are considered a firearm in their own right.
A machine gun and a revolver were found by officers
Forensic tests matched the MAC-10 found to three previous incidents, including a drive-by shooting at a barber shop in Beckenham, south London, in June 2014 in which a man suffered a gunshot wound to the hand.
Scotland Yard described Gilbert as a "well-known gang member" and said they had been able to recover two further firearms linked to him.
Searches of his home also uncovered a bag hidden in a cupboard which contained around £4,000 in cash.
Det Insp Paul Dorey of Trident Gang Crime Command said: "Sound police work has led to two dangerous men being jailed and three firearms taken off the streets."
Waller's brother Barry Waller, 28, of Warminster Square, Croydon, was found not guilty of possession of a firearm with intention to endanger life and gun possession.
