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Leicestershire police in England said members of an organized criminal group stole several luxury cars during nightly raids in several counties, the BBC reports.
According to them, most of the cars were dismantled and some of them were sold online or transported to Lithuania by ferry.
The men were convicted after admitting charges against them, heating up theft planning and concealing illegally obtained property.
Definition of “main player”
Four men were convicted by the Royal Court of Leicestershire in July, and three heard their sentences in January. Leicestershire police said the group, whose members lived in Lincolnshire and Peterborough, had committed crimes in 10 police districts.
They mainly focused on BMW, Range Rover and Mercedes cars, valued between £ 20,000 and £ 130,000. They stole cars without the keys of the owners.
Police were notified of the theft of three Range Rover cars in Okeme in February 2019. One of the defendants, Juozas Paulauskas, 30, of Lincolnshire, was arrested near the scene.
Officials found that he was the “main actor” organizing the robberies and moving auto parts, recruiting people and looking for cars that could be stolen.
Police also discovered that the group’s leader was Valdas Bajorin, 35, of Whitles, near Peterborough. Organized crimes and trained thieves.
Detective Lucy Chafer said: “It was an incredibly long and complex investigation to punish a gang that stole cars for millions of pounds. The group completely ignored their victims, targeted expensive vehicles and used state-of-the-art tools to stay intact. However, the stubbornness of the investigation team ultimately held the thieves accountable for their actions in court. “
7 defendants
Valdas Bajorin, 35, of Whitley, near Peterborough, pleaded guilty to plotting robberies and concealing illegal property. He was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison.
Juozas Paulauskas, 30, from Lincolnshire. Admitted to plotting robberies and concealing illegal property. He will spend six years and four months in prison.
Gintautas Kancevičius, 51, from Fistof. He rented garages where cars were dismantled. He admitted the charges of planning theft and concealment of illegal assets against him and was therefore sentenced to three years and 10 months.
Justas Urbanavičius, 21, helped dismantle the stolen cars. He admitted to hiding the illegally obtained property, for which he would spend two years and six months in prison.
Edgar Balcin, 29, of Lincolnshire. He participated in the planning of the robbery and was sentenced to four years and two months.
Jonas Steponavičius, 22, did not deny the charges against him for planning the robberies and having the necessary equipment. He had previously been sentenced to two years and eight months.
Oleg Suchovcov, 27, helped dismantle the cars and thus admitted to hiding illegal assets. He had previously been sentenced to three years and six months.
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