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27/08/2010
Cell Phones Thieves In Prison Cells
Six Romanian thieves have swapped stolen cell phones for prison cells following a major investigation into thefts from mobile phone shops across the country.
It was conducted by the London Met's National Mobile Phone Crime Unit (NMPCU).
The defendants, five men and one woman who are all originally from Romania, were sentenced to between 16 and 22 months in jail at Southwark Crown Court on 26th August after pleading guilty to the offences at the same court on 21st July this year.
Darfinel Varga, aged 18, Adrian Berchi, aged 27, Loredana (Ana) Varga, aged 21, Robert Adam, aged 21, Traiain Adam, aged 41 and Valer Varga, aged 19 all received prison sentences and the judge also recommended that they were deported after serving their sentences.
They were arrested after officers from the NMPCU, assisted by colleagues, carried out raids on addresses in east London on 28th April as part of an investigation into an organised criminal network responsible for shop burglaries.
The gang was connected to more than 30 burglaries on mobile phone shops between January and April this year where around £240,000 worth of stock was stolen.
DI Mark Loving said: "The National Mobile Phone Crime unit provides a specialist response to phone crime throughout the UK. In this instance our aim was to dismantle the organised criminal gang and disrupt the flow of stolen mobile phones abroad."
"The Financial Investigation Unit of the NMPCU carried out meticulous work to support the case.
"I would also like to thank the mobile phone industry, which played a significant role in the intelligence and evidence gathering."
(BMcC/GK)
It was conducted by the London Met's National Mobile Phone Crime Unit (NMPCU).
The defendants, five men and one woman who are all originally from Romania, were sentenced to between 16 and 22 months in jail at Southwark Crown Court on 26th August after pleading guilty to the offences at the same court on 21st July this year.
Darfinel Varga, aged 18, Adrian Berchi, aged 27, Loredana (Ana) Varga, aged 21, Robert Adam, aged 21, Traiain Adam, aged 41 and Valer Varga, aged 19 all received prison sentences and the judge also recommended that they were deported after serving their sentences.
They were arrested after officers from the NMPCU, assisted by colleagues, carried out raids on addresses in east London on 28th April as part of an investigation into an organised criminal network responsible for shop burglaries.
The gang was connected to more than 30 burglaries on mobile phone shops between January and April this year where around £240,000 worth of stock was stolen.
DI Mark Loving said: "The National Mobile Phone Crime unit provides a specialist response to phone crime throughout the UK. In this instance our aim was to dismantle the organised criminal gang and disrupt the flow of stolen mobile phones abroad."
"The Financial Investigation Unit of the NMPCU carried out meticulous work to support the case.
"I would also like to thank the mobile phone industry, which played a significant role in the intelligence and evidence gathering."
(BMcC/GK)
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