> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Six held as part of gun crime crackdown across Birmingham
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/six-held-as-part-of-gun-crime-crackdown-across-birmingham/
- Published: 2017-08-24T12:44:33.000Z
- Updated: 2017-08-24T12:44:33.000Z
- Description: Six people have been arrested as part of a crackdown on gun crime across Birmingham.
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: News, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Six people have been arrested as part of a crackdown on gun crime across Birmingham.

The men have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after police were called to Pine Avenue in Smethwick last night (August 23rd).

A car containing the group was then stopped on Aston Lane, Aston, at 2.25am.

Superintendent Mat Shaer said: “Our priority is to protect members of the community from people who carry weapons or commit crime."

The men - aged between 17 and 19 - are being questioned by police.