{"id":41335,"date":"2026-04-04T22:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T22:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41335"},"modified":"2026-04-04T22:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T22:53:34","slug":"sadiq-khans-security-has-let-everyone-down-says-man-who-found-guns-left-by-police-outside-mayors-home-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41335","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq Khan’s security has ‘let everyone down’, says man who found guns left by police outside mayor’s home | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The man who found a bag of firearms left outside Sir Sadiq Khan’s home by armed police officers has said the mayor’s security team has “let everyone down”.<\/p>\n

The incident, which came to light on Friday night, happened earlier this week and five people have been temporarily suspended from frontline duties while an investigation takes place.<\/p>\n

Jordan Griffiths called the police after his girlfriend, who is eight months pregnant, found a bag of weapons, including a submachine gun, in a road in south London.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky News, 30-year-old Griffiths said he initially worried he could end up jailed.<\/p>\n

“I put [the bag] on the bed, opened the zip and the first thing I pulled out was the Taser,” he said. “I was like, ‘oh my god’. Pulled out another one and it was a Glock [pistol].<\/p>\n

“Opened up the big bit and the MP5 [submachine gun] was there. I was like, ‘what am I going to do now? Am I going to go to prison for this?’. I didn’t know what to do.”<\/p>\n

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Mr Griffiths called the police and officers soon arrived to retrieve the bag.<\/p>\n

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“Anyone could have picked it up, to be honest,” he said. “Lucky enough, I came outside and rang the police but anyone could have picked it up.<\/p>\n

“There’s loads of troublemakers around here. [The mayor’s] security have let everyone down, really.”<\/p>\n

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The Metropolitan Police’s Directorate of Professional Standards has confirmed it is reviewing what happened.<\/p>\n

In a statement, it said: “A member of the public called police after finding a bag containing Met-issued firearms and a Taser on a street in south London.<\/p>\n

“Within seven minutes of the call to police, officers arrived at the scene and safely recovered the items.<\/p>\n

“At this stage, it is believed the bag was misplaced by on-duty officers a short time before the member of the public located it.”<\/p>\n

The incident happened at about 9.40pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Griffiths previously told The Sun<\/strong><\/a> that police were “really shocked” when they arrived.<\/p>\n

“I was told [the guns] had been left there by one of Sadiq Khan’s security officers, which made sense as he lives here,” he added.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the mayor said: “This is a very serious incident, which has been referred to the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.<\/p>\n

“The Met must now take all steps to ensure an incident like this never occurs again.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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