The Metropolitan Police in London has conducted an undercover operation to catch robbers targeting luxury watches. Undercover officers posed as 'victims' and 'drunk members of the public' to lure and arrest gangs attempting to steal expensive watches. The operation resulted in the arrest of 31 suspects, with 21 convicted so far, and the recovery of stolen watches worth over $4 million. The police have released dramatic footage showing the arrests and highlighted a significant reduction in luxury watch robberies as a result of the operation. Former Met Police chief superintendent Dal Babu suggested that the arrested criminals may have been involved in other offenses. The operation targeted areas such as Soho and the West End, where criminal gangs were found to be responsible for violent robberies. The police have emphasized that all offenders in the video have pleaded guilty and have been convicted.
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Police in London have revealed that following a complex undercover operation, 31 suspects were arrested for a string of violent organized watch robberies targeting people in central London. The stolen watches were worth over $4m. 21 have been convicted so far—all men from first… https://t.co/eyaiHzCBKK
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Keeping Londoners safe is our priority. Watch how undercover officers posed as members of the public to tackle an increase in night-time robberies of high-value watches in Soho and West End. All offenders in this video have pleaded guilty, and have been convicted. Read more… https://t.co/TUamUYwta1
A police operation in London involving undercover officers posing as wealthy people has significantly reduced the number of luxury watch robberies, according to Scotland Yard. Jeremy Kyle: "The police are doing a great job." @jkyleofficial https://t.co/wNKhlRZsEu
Criminal gangs are targeting luxury watch owners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights between the hours of 11pm and 4am, police have said as they released video showing undercover officers arresting groups of thieves Watch now 👇 https://t.co/OeMJCwkzNN
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London is suffering from a sudden wave of robberies and attacks. The police did an undercover operation to figure out who was doing it. Turns out, none of the suspects are Brits. https://t.co/JF0YIXqLhx
21 men have been convicted in London for carrying out a series of organized violent robberies in the touristy Soho neighborhood. Nearly all of them are from Muslim and/or immigrant backgrounds. Read: https://t.co/TfFTqyPxU4
It comes after new data found 29,000 watches had been reported stolen to the Met in the last five years, with one in five of those thefts involving violence.
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Dramatic footage shows Met Police posing as drunk members of public to catch gangs of thieves, targeting wealthy areas for expensive watches. GB News’ @RayAddisonLive reports. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/eREDqLIAZ4
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“I’d imagine these gangs are responsible for other crimes as well.” Former Met Police chief superintendent Dal Babu says criminals caught stealing watches by a police sting may have been involved in other offences. @VanessaTalkTV https://t.co/bcLMduIt3L
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The Met Police has used undercover "victim" officers to catch robbers attempting to steal luxury watches in central London. https://t.co/CY68MB1bIu
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