Birmingham Drug Dealer Jailed for Eight Years After Loaded Handgun Found in Crashed Car

Armed drug dealer caught with loaded handgun and Class A stash after police pursuit and crash is unmasked by DNA and jailed following Forest of Dean investigation

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Jason King

31 March 2026 at 23:503 min read

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A Birmingham man has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment after admitting a series of drug trafficking and firearms offences, including possession of a loaded handgun with intent to endanger life, following two linked incidents in Gloucestershire.

Cumar Cumar, 26, of Eastwood Road, Balsall Heath, was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday 24 March after previously entering guilty pleas to three counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, namely heroin and cocaine, together with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, dangerous driving, possession of criminal property, and possession of a bladed article.

The court heard that the case arose from police activity in August 2025, when officers stopped a vehicle being driven by Cumar near Lydney in the Forest of Dean after observing what was described as suspicious behaviour. He was detained for the purpose of a search, during which officers located a clear plastic bag in the glove compartment containing approximately 100 individual wraps of crack cocaine.

Cumar initially provided officers with a false identity, giving the name “Kamari Gordon”. He was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered a lock knife, resulting in a further arrest for possession of an offensive weapon.

Officers also recovered additional items from within the vehicle, including further wraps of suspected Class A drugs, a quantity of cash contained within a rucksack, and two mobile telephones. In total, £5,030 in cash was seized. Documentation relating to the vehicle was in the name of Kamari Gordon at an address in Birmingham, although enquiries later confirmed the driver’s true identity as Cumar.

He was interviewed and released on police bail but failed to surrender to custody as required.