Corby drug dealer jailed following DNA link to gun hidden in country park

Drug dealer Jakub Sawa (also known as Jacob Sawa) was linked forensically to the gun found in November 2025 by an off-duty PCSO on a dog walk in East Carlton Park.

Although he denied possessing the gun, Sawa was found guilty at Northampton Crown Court last month and sentenced on September 15 to six years in prison.

Lead investigator, detective constable Kieran Fowler, said: “This was a significant discovery by an off-duty colleague, and I would like to commend his vigilance in reporting what he found.

“The firearm recovered from East Carlton Park was a viable handgun, and thanks to extensive forensic enquiries we were able to link it directly to Sawa through DNA evidence.”

The gun was discovered just before midday on November 17, 2025, by the officer walking his dog in East Carlton Park.

He came across a canvas bag in a wooded area just off the path which contained a firearm.

Armed police officers, detectives and specialist CSI officers were called to the scene to assess the weapon which turned out to be a viable black handgun.

A subsequent forensic examination found 27-year-old Jakub Sawa’s DNA on the left-hand side of the grip. He was arrested and a short time later charged with possession of a firearm. Sawa was previously jailed for two years and three months in 2020 for his part in a foiled drug deal in Exeter.

He was also running a trap house selling crack cocaine in 2021, when Wesley Brown was stabbed and died following a fight during the robbery in Derwent Walk, Corby.

DC Fowler added: “Illegal firearms have no place in our communities. They have the potential to cause devastating harm, and we are committed to pursuing anyone involved in possessing, using or supplying these weapons.

“I am pleased that the forensic evidence presented to the court resulted in Sawa’s conviction and that he will now spend a substantial period behind bars.”