Your hero in action

I heard of an underground gun-running ring working out of a disused aircraft hangar. I went to investigate. Hearing that the "drop" was going down at 2, I recruited some help, went early, and did some recon. Then we went to our respective homes and got kitted out.

List of items:

Torch,
Binoculars,
Whistle,
Combat knife,
Camera,
Phone,
Balaclava,
Full camouflage uniform

We went back ready...

During our surveillance we noticed a van leaving the hangar, and coming towards us. We got out of sight, and were hoping to get the license plate number on the van on film as it passed. This was one of the scariest moments of my life. I was just out of sight, hearing for the van to pass, so I could lean out and take a photo, when I heard the van stop, and then the driver put the hand-brake on. My heart stopped. It was too late to get into deep cover, and my combat knife was hidden in my sock, so I had to think on my feet.

The enemy operative was using the guise of a farmer, but I too was using a guise - of a simple minded fool who didn't realise what he had stumbled into. Here's how it went...

He discovered me and said "What you on with?"

Pretending to be shocked that I was suspected of 'dodgy' activities I replied "Pardon"

"What are you up to?"

"Just taking a walk, nothing really"

"Why are you wearing combats?"

"For my own amusement"

"Do you have a gun with you?"

"No - just this combat knife [under my breath]"

"What was that?"

"I said no!"

He then walked away and towards my partner in this surveillance operation, I pulled my combat knife and readied myself. Their conversation went like this

"Oh fuck!"

Then the 'farmer' walked off. Using the binoculars we watched to ensure he didn't ring the men inside the hangar, and then we carried on with the operation. We looped around the hangar, and crept right beside the entrance keeping in cover. My partner snuck toward the entrance with the camera, yet it was shut. Hoping to open the door slightly he went right beside it when tragedy struck!

The door started opening! Running back into cover and passing me the camera he got into cover. The camera was in no way ready to take pictures, so I carefully and quietly readied it. They were clearly testing their weapons, and put on some terrible music to cover the sound. "Chasey Lain" or something equally torturous. I missed the chance, luckily they went back inside giving me another opportunity to capture them on film as they left. And capture them I did!

Here are the pictures we managed to capture (in no particular order):

We spent two days doing surveillance on this groups of psycho's and on the second day, even managed to plant an inside man within the operation.

Below are 3 video clips of significance...

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Perps on film

Their voices!

The inside man with the main perpetrator

Here are various pictures of me and my associates carrying out the surveillance...

This footage came at a price:

I've decided to become a professional P.I. so if you want something or someone looking into, here's my card (and those of the individuals who helped me):

and remember this.