David Sadiku, 41, and Kelly Day, 36, posed as a couple selling a Rolex watch to con their way into a pawnbroker’s in Ilford, Essex.
Once inside Maxcroft Securities Ltd, Sadiku pulled out a gun and dragged manager Naom Margolin out of his office while Day let fellow gang members - Paulius Strasunskas, 27, Francis Carbon, 32, Amjit Bharj, 47, and Aamir Kayani, 31 - into the shop.
Gang members: David Sadiku, 41, (left) and Kelly
Day, 36, (right) posed as a couple selling a Rolex watch to con their
way into a pawnbroker's in Ilford, Essex, before attacking the manager
and letting their fellow gang members into the shop
Mr Margolin was shocked up to ten times with the stun gun and pistol-whipped in the face but managed to press the panic button, while a woman employee was stunned in
the face.
The gang escaped with £43,000 worth of cash and jewellery, but were today behind bars after they were foiled during another robbery at a convenience store.
Sadiku and Day pleaded guilty to taking part in the Maxcroft robbery and the others were convicted following a nine-week trial at Old Bailey.
Another man, Michael Carbon, 26, who was involved in the mini-supermarket raid confessed to armed robbery, and was found guilty of a gun charge.
During the raid on July 5, last year Carbon told at staff at Maxcroft ‘I will f****** kill you’ as he demanded they empty their desks, while Strasunskas demanded: ‘Where’s the f****** money’.
He then put a stun gun to the face of one of the female members of staff and fired it at point blank range, the court was told.
Threats: Paulius Strasunskas, 27, (left) shouted
'Where's the f****** money' at frightened staff, while Francis Carbon,
32, (right) told at employees at Maxcroft 'I will f****** kill you' as
he demanded they empty their desks
‘She heard a cracking noise and felt a lot of pain. What had happened is he had used the stun gun on her face,’ said prosecutor Kerry Broome during the nine week trial.
‘Her face was swollen and painful.
‘There was no need at all for anyone to administer a Taser, led alone to the face.
‘He also administered the same gun to Mr Margolin’s head and neck area.’
Two customers were also forced to hand over wedding jewellery they were attempting to retrieve from the pawnbroker’s.
On June 25, just a few days before the attack at the pawnbroker's, the gang had tried to raid a Muslim wedding celebration after it had been announced in the local paper.
One wedding guest was Tasered in the face by the gang, but still managed to stop them from entering the home.
Then on August 8, officers from the Flying Squad - who had been following the gang since the Maxcroft robbery - swooped on gang members during a raid on Milap mini-supermarket in Chadwell Heath, east London.
Behind bars: Aamir Kayani, 31, (left) was jailed
for his part in the raid, while Michael Carbon, 26, (right) was
sentenced for his role in another raid on a convenience store
Sadiku, Strasunskas, Carbon, Kayani, Day, and Bharj, were linked to the Maxcroft raid, while Michael Carbon was identified as part of the gang in the third robbery.
Michael Carbon and Strasunkas threatened staff with a handgun, stealing cash and other valuables before were stopped by armed police as they tried to escape.
Francis Carbon and Kayani, who were acting as a getaway driver and a lookout, were arrested nearby.
Sadiku, of Walthamstow, east London, admitted to aggravated burglary, burglary, two counts of robbery, two counts of carrying a firearm with criminal intent, two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon and one count of possessing a firearm with intent to commit an offence.
He was jailed for a total of 13 years.
Day, of Ilford, admitted robbery and carrying a firearm with criminal intent and was jailed for six years.
Strasunksas, of Clayhall, Francis Carbon, Barking, and Kayani, 31, of Romford, were convicted of aggravated burglary, two counts of robbery, burglary, two counts of carrying a firearm with criminal intent, two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon, and one of possessing a firearm.
Strasunksas was jailed for 15 years, Francis Carbon was sentenced to 18 years in prison, and Kayani was jailed for 17 years.
Bharj, 47, from Upminster, Essex, was found guilty of two counts of robbery, one of burglary, carrying a firearm with criminal intent, possession of a prohibited weapon, and possession of a firearm.
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Michael Carbon, 26, of Plaistow, east London, was convicted of burglary, robbery, and possession of a firearm. He was jailed for ten years.
Sentencing, Judge Nigel Seed QC told the gang: ‘The stun gun was used in the face of a female employee as well as several times on the manager.
‘The female employees were terrified, and one heard a shout of “I’ll f****** kill you”.
‘The employees were subjected to violence and forced at gunpoint to hand over the contents of their desk drawers.
‘An innocent couple of customers there redeeming family jewellery and gold had that taken as well.
‘This had been carefully planned.’
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