Men jailed for copper theft

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Mahai Antonala jailed for four years six months Credit: West Midlands Police

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Alexandru Beligan jailed for six years Credit: West Midlands Police
Marius Avram jailed for four years two months Credit: West Midlands police

The men were arrested in July by officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group in Staffordshire as they drove south on the M6 in a van and a car

The men were jailed at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to steal.Belgian was sentenced to six years imprisonment; Predusca was jailed for three years four months; Avram was sentenced to four years two months; Antonola was sentenced to four years six months and Tudor was given four years two months.

When the van was found to contain over a tonne of copper wiring, worth around £20,000 which police discovered had been stolen from the Ribble Valley.The van was then linked to a number of thefts after it was captured on CCTV.