High Tech Thieves Stole Spirits Worth £50k

Wednesday, 11th January 2023 at 6:29pm

According to the Exmouth Journal a high-tech shoplifting gang stole almost £50,000 worth of expensive bottles of spirits from supermarkets in Devon and Cornwall over a five-month period.

Romanians Marian Stoica and Robert Matei – both jailed for two years – targeted stores in towns across the two counties, using special tools to remove security tags.

They worked with up to four other Romanians to distract security staff and used spotters to make sure they were not observed, whilst communicating with each other through Bluetooth earpieces.

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