Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIoan Asafeti, 39, Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara, 38, Sergiu Plastin, 42 (Metropolitan Police)Three men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary after being caught attempting to tunnel into a south London jewellery shop. Metropolitan Police officers foiled the heist on Mitcham Road in Tooting after discovering tools and a plan to dig through a neighbouring massage parlour wall. Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara and Ioan Asafeti were arrested at the scene, while third gang member Sergiu Plastin was detained at Stansted Airport attempting to flee to Ireland. A Met Flying Squad investigation subsequently linked the group to a series of commercial burglaries across London worth more than £700,000. The trio admitted their guilt at Kingston Crown Court and are scheduled to be sentenced on 23 October. In fullThree thieves caught trying to tunnel their way into London jewellery shopMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Met Police officers foil jewellery heist in south London
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIoan Asafeti, 39, Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara, 38, Sergiu Plastin, 42 (Metropolitan Police)Three men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary after being caught attempting to tunnel into a south London jewellery shop. Metropolitan Police officers foiled the heist on Mitcham Road in Tooting after discovering tools and a plan to dig through a neighbouring massage parlour wall. Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara and Ioan Asafeti were arrested at the scene, while third gang member Sergiu Plastin was detained at Stansted Airport attempting to flee to Ireland. A Met Flying Squad investigation subsequently linked the group to a series of commercial burglaries across London worth more than £700,000. The trio admitted their guilt at Kingston Crown Court and are scheduled to be sentenced on 23 October. In fullThree thieves caught trying to tunnel their way into London jewellery shopMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
