Boy (16) charged with drug and gun offences

A teenager has been remanded into custody on firearms and drugs offences after police found a revolver and crack cocaine in a car in Castle Vale.The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested in Watton Green on Wednesday (Feb 15) – and the following day charged by West Midlands Police detectives with possessing a firearm and possessing drugs with intent to supply.He appeared at Birmingham Youth Court on Thursday – where he also faced a charge of assaulting a pol