A teenager has been arrested in New Cross after police found him carrying a loaded gun.
Acting on intelligence, officers from the Met's Trident team and armed officers stopped the 17-year-old boy in Pomeroy Street at 5.30pm yesterday (February 26).
When challenged by police, he tried to escape but was stopped almost straight away.
Officers found the youth was carrying a loaded Walther .765 handgun.
He has been arrested for possession of a firearm and ammunition and is currently in custody at a south London police station.
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