Tasers and ammunition disappear from Met Police's firearms command in latest blunder - after armed officers left bag of guns outside Sadiq Khan's home

Published: 01:48, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 01:56, 7 April 2026 The Metropolitan Police has lost Tasers and ammunition in yet another blunder after officers left a duffel bag full of guns outside Sir Sadiq Khan's home.  Britain's biggest police force's MO19 firearms command are understood to have reported three Tasers missing.  Two of those - classified as firearms with a maximum charge of 50,000 volts - are yet to be found, while the other has been recovered.  Two Taser cartridges have been permanently lost, according to The Sun, along with 25 rounds of ammunition - 9mm and 5.56m bullets - during the five years before April 2025.  South Yorkshire and West Midlands forces did not report a single loss of firearms, Tasers or ammunition over the same period.  The Met's mishap comes less than a week after five officers were suspended over reports that guns were left outside Mayor Khan's home in Clapham, south London.  The weapons were found late on Tuesday evening by a pregnant passer-by who became suspicious after spotting the bag abandoned on a kerb.  She kicked the luggage to see what it might be - but after finding it was unusually heavy, she went home to ask her partner Jordan Griffiths for help.  The Metropolitan Police has lost Tasers and ammunition in yet another blunder He returned with her to where the bag was and took it home to investigate further, initially thinking its weight might mean it was full of coins. The scaffolder looked inside, where he found an MP5 semi-automatic Heckler & Koch carbine, a Glock pistol, Taser and bullets.  'It was lucky one of the guns inside didn't go off or else she and our baby due next month could have been shot and killed,' Mr Griffiths said afterwards. 'I couldn't believe my eyes.' He added: 'I hate to think what might have happened if any of the people in Clapham had found that bag. It could have been mayhem.' Mr Griffiths laid the guns out on his bed and took a picture of them with his phone before calling the police, who turned up in minutes to collect them. The officers were 'shocked' to see the weaponry, he explained, and looked through the bag carefully before hurriedly taking it away. The cops told him the luggage had been left by one of Sir Sadiq's security officers. And when Mr Griffiths asked if there might be a reward for finding the guns, they said they would give him 'a bag of sweets'. Loose in the holdall was the American-made semi-automatic Heckler & Koch MP5SF A3 rifle, which fires up to 800 rounds a minute. The Taser stun gun, which can hit targets with 50,000 volts, was in a nylon holster. An Austrian Glock 17 pistol, fitted with at least ten rounds, was stored in a leather holster. The Metropolitan Police's directorate of professional standards is investigating the incident. News of the Met's mishap comes less than a week after five officers were suspended over reports that guns were left outside Mayor Sadiq Khan's home in Clapham, south London (Khan is pictured near his home) Loose in the holdall was the American-made semi-automatic Heckler & Koch MP5SF A3 rifle (pictured, file photo), which fires up to 800 rounds a minute The five armed protection officers have been temporarily suspended from frontline duties until a conclusion is reached. Sources have questioned how the bag of weapons came to be removed from Sir Sadiq's home and abandoned in the street. One former Met firearms officer admitted police officers are only human and can make mistakes. They confessed, for instance, to knowing of an incident whereby a Special Forces operator has left their pistol in the toilets of a motorway service station. But the insider said an error such as that made by the Mayor's protection team should have repercussions.  Retired detective chief inspector Mick Neville said gun crime was common in south London - and 'too many villains would have been very pleased' to find the holdall. He said though the Met was lucky the people who found it handed it in - as it could otherwise have resulted in a crime facilitated by a police-issued weapon. Mr Neville emphasised, however, that even with highly professional police firearms officers, who work hard to protect the public, rare mistakes do happen. Sir Sadiq was given 24-hour armed protection by a team of some 15 officers after receiving repeated threats to his safety. The married father-of-two revealed the formidable security arrangements at a Labour Party conference fringe meeting in 2021. He said he needs the protection because of the 'colour of his skin and the god he worships' and the threat to him was 'tough' on his family. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. 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