# Three men jailed over £700,000 London jewellery burglary spree and tunnel attempt

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/romanian-gang-linked-to-700k-burglary-spree-are-jailed-for-just-ten-years-after-they-were-caught-trying-to-tunnel-into-jewellery-shop/
- Published: 2026-10-23T18:32:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:47:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233503/Romanian-gang-burglary-spree-jailed-jewellery.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Three men were linked to London jewellery burglaries worth over £700,000.
- Their attempted tunnel into a Tooting shop was foiled.
- They received combined sentences of 10 years and two months.

## Summary

Three Romanian men have been jailed after police linked them to jewellery shop burglaries across London worth more than £700,000. The investigation uncovered an attempted tunnel into a Tooting jeweller, where the men had previously stolen goods, and led to their arrest.

Police said the group targeted jewellers overnight, using tunnels to bypass security. They were caught trying to dig through a wall into Selvaraja Gold House two months after the May burglary; officers found tools and equipment, but the attempt was foiled. At Kingston Crown Court, the men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary and criminal damage. Their sentences totalled 10 years and two months: Ioan Asafeti received four years and 10 months, Sergiu Plastin three years and four months, and Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara two years. Police also said commercial burglaries in London had fallen by 11% over the past year.

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