This is the incredible moment a dopey crook was caught by his own CCTV cameras taking part in a gun deal before armed police raided his home.
Suni Masih, 32, was filmed strolling casually out of his house to greet a driver in a rented Vauxhall Astra, before being handed a bag in Winson Green, Birmingham.
A minute later, Masih took a picture of the contents of the bag — a pistol capable of automatic fire which was loaded with seven 9mm rounds of ammunition.
Less than an hour later, firearms officers from West Midlands Police stormed the property, with the dramatic raid being filmed by the same cameras.
Masih can be seen desperately trying to throw the gun from a rear window as officers forced their way into his home on Allens Road.
The deadly weapon was recovered, still in the same hessian bag, the next morning, following a search of the property by officers.
Jeremiah Williams, 30, the man who handed him the gun, was arrested days later.
Williams, of Walsall, and Masih went on to admit conspiracy to supply firearms after being caught out by the incriminating footage.
Masih was jailed for five years and seven months while Williams was jailed for six years at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday.
Detective Chief Inspector Bryn Robins, from West Midlands’s Police’s Major Crime Unit, said: ‘It’s quite fitting that a CCTV system designed to deter and catch criminals ended up catching its owner in the act of a serious crime.
‘This is quite an unusual gun, and extremely dangerous, in that it is capable of firing for as long as whoever is holding it holds down the trigger, until it runs out of ammunition.
‘We may never know how Masih planned to use the gun, but it’s clearly an extremely dangerous weapon which could have caused death or serious injury.
‘The court has recognised the seriousness of this type of weapon and reflected it in the sentencing.
‘Those involved in the supply of lethal firearms can expect lengthy prison sentences.
‘It’s great that we’ve been able to take it off the streets, and that the two people involved in its sale are off the streets as well.’
The success is part of Operation Target, West Midlands Police’s 24/7 work to tackle serious and organised crime around the West Midlands.