Whiff of cannabis led to recovery of loaded pistol

A minicab customer was caught with a loaded pistol after a police officer smelt cannabis during a stop and search operation, a court heard. Walid Adam, 28, was found with the converted Baikal Russian handgun after detectives flagged down the taxi in Romford Road, Manor Park, east London, on 18 February. Adam admitted he had cannabis on him after an officer smelt the drug in the car. He got out of the taxi, sprinted off into a nearby estate and…