Shoplift gang's £200k haul of luxury goods

THREE shoplifters who plundered supermarkets and walked away with luxury goods, including champagne worth £4,500, have been jailed.

- Paul Jeeves

The trio, part of a criminal gang that stole at least £200,000 of products, are believed to be behind more than 100 crimes across the country.

Nicolae Boia, Laura Miron and Oviliv Firan's largest haul was the champagne, but they also stole razors, alcohol, fragrance and beauty and electrical goods, a court heard.

Police pinned just under £200,000 of stolen goods to the gang, but believe the true extent of their crime spree is far higher.

Brazen

Guildford Crown Court, Surrey, heard Boia, 30, Miron, 27, and Firan, 38, would work as a team to grab and hide items from Tesco's shelves.