Police arrest 93 gang members behind £4m thefts in shoplifting crackdown

A police unit launched to crack down on the surge in shoplifting has arrested 93 members of 28 organised crime gangs behind more than £4m worth of thefts. The national team has also identified 228 previously unknown offenders and 70 vehicles involved in retail crime in the seven months since it was launched, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC). Three shoplifters believed to be behind around 120 crimes across the country worth at least £200,000 were jailed at Guildford Crown Court last month.

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