TWO Black Country men have been jailed for bringing stun guns disguised as torches into the UK from Turkey.

Brett Anslow, of Four Winds Road, Dudley, and Michael Chand, of Old Bridge Walk, Rowley Regis, were passengers on a flight from Turkey which landed at Birmingham International Airport on September 15, 2015.

Once they had cleared immigration, they collected their luggage and headed through the customs’ green channel when they were detained by a customs officer.

Officers searching their belongings recovered six stun guns disguised as torches, six knuckledusters and a friction lock baton.

The pair were later charged with possessing disguised firearms and sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court today (Tuesday) after pleading guilty.

Anslow, aged 22, was jailed for two-and-a-half years and Chand, aged 49, was given 18 months behind bars.

Jason Corden-Bowen, District Crown Prosecutor from West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said: “When detained at the airport, the two defendants claimed that they were unaware that bringing such prohibited items into the UK was illegal. Ignorance of the law is no defence.

“Disguised firearms are dangerous weapons and possession of them is regarded with the utmost gravity.

“We hope that today’s convictions send out a clear message that bringing items like these into this country is illegal and those caught will be robustly prosecuted.”