FIVE men have appeared in court after a shotgun was found when two vehicles were stopped by armed police in New Addington.
Armed police stopped a Ford Focus and a BMW in Wescott Close off Lodge Lane on Tuesday evening.
A sawn-off shotgun and two rounds of ammunition were recovered from the back seat of the BMW.
Edward Ephraim, 30, of Lennard Road, Croydon; Aaron Leacock, 26, of Starling Close, Croydon; Tyrone McNeish, 29, of Guinness Trust, Kennington; Jason Pindi, 28, of Hardam House, Tulse Hill, and Patrick Otim, 25, of Cudham Drive, New Addington, are charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
They appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Thursday ahead of a hearing at Croydon Crown Court on December 23.
Police are still searching for a sixth man who fled the scene when the cars were stopped.
