Romanian ‘F*** The Police’ gang who stole £750,000 utilizing hi-tech devices on money machines throughout UK are jailed for complete of greater than 25 years

A gang of high-tech Romanian thieves who stole £750,000 from money machines throughout the UK have been jailed for greater than 25 years.

The 9 males, who used the tagline ‘F*** the police’, used high-tech units to bypass safety methods and withdraw money greater than 3,300 occasions.

The shameless gang purchases flash sports activities automobiles and one member even had a shortened model of the slogan – FTP – tattooed on the again of his neck. 

They descended on greater than 50 separate ATMs late at evening over an 11-month interval in 2024, whereas using lookouts to offer cowl.

Linked to greater than a dozen properties in Romania, whereas within the UK they operated out of a brief base in Luton.

But police caught up with the group, first making arrests in December 2024, together with detaining a number of of the gang members at Luton Airport as they tried to flee the nation.

The arrests enabled the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit to grab proof together with complicated chipboards programmed to govern ATMs.

Significant proof was uncovered from the group, together with the chipboards programmed to bypass cashpoint safety measures.

A gang of high-tech Romanian thieves who stole £750,000 from money machines throughout the UK have been jailed for greater than 25 years

Silviu Alistar, 32, of no mounted deal with, even had the gang’s ‘F*** the police’ tagline tattooed on the again of his neck

Raids carried out on properties in Romania revealed one had a swimming pool with ‘F*** the police’ emblazoned throughout the underside

Officers additionally seized an ATM machine which had been bought from China, with indications that new expertise was being developed for future offending.

In a second spherical of raids eight months in the past, UK legislation enforcement was assisted by colleagues in Romania, who searched 18 deal with within the Bacau area of the nation.

At one property, they discovered the slogan ‘F*** the police’ emblazoned upon the entrance gate, in addition to painted throughout the underside of a swimming pool.

Officers additionally seized a Lamborghini and Porsche on the home, which had been remodeled right into a stronghold-style base.

On Friday Ionut Pogar, 32, of no mounted deal with was sentenced to a few years and one month imprisonment, after admitting conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to launder cash.

Silviu Alistar, 32, of no mounted deal with, pleaded responsible to the identical offences and was sentenced to 2 years and three months.

Seven different Romanians have already been sentenced to a complete of practically 24 years in jail after pleading responsible to the identical prices.

Alex Munteanu, 38, of no mounted deal with was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months, Constantin Boghiu, 25, of Kimpton Road, Luton was sentenced to a few years and three months, and Alex Militaru, 25, of High Street Watton, Thetford was jailed for 2 years and 5 months.

The 9 males, who used the tagline ‘F*** the police’, used high-tech units to bypass safety methods and withdraw money greater than 3,300 occasions (Pictured, L-R: Alexandru Militaru, Christian Cimpoesu, Constantin Boghiu, Gabriel Rosu, Marius Chifan, Razvan Verde)

A member of the gang makes a money withdrawal from an ATM utilizing their high-tech units – greater than 50 separate machines have been focused between February and December 2024

Officers in Romania seized luxurious autos from the gang, together with a Porsche (pictured) and a Lamborghini 

One of the properties had been become a stronghold with the gang’s slogan carved into the entrance gate

Marius Chifan, 34, of St Catherines Avenue, Luton, was sentenced to a few years and three months, whereas Gabriel Rosu, 33, of Flowers Way Luton, was sentenced to a few years and 6 months imprisonment.

Cristian Cimpoesu, 28, of no mounted deal with, was sentenced to 18 months, and Razvan Verde, 31, of no mounted deal with, who additionally admitted an additional cost of possession of articles to be used in fraud, was sentenced to 4 years and 4 months.

All the lads are understood to face deportation after serving their phrases. 

Detective Inspector Dan Barker stated: ‘This was a posh and far-reaching investigation into an organised crime group chargeable for dozens of assaults on money machines throughout the UK. Their offending was persistent, coordinated, and carried out on an nearly industrial scale.

‘Tracking their actions, linking greater than 3,000 fraudulent withdrawals, and uncovering the expertise behind their offending required in depth work each right here and abroad.

‘During our investigation, officers additionally recovered a money machine the offenders had bought from China, with clear indications new expertise was being developed for additional offending – illustrating the lengths these criminals have been ready to go to commit crime and evade detection.’