Four gang members who stole a large number of trophies from Red Bull's factory last year have been jailed.
The four men were part of a gang which ram raided the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes last December, taking 60 trophies of which roughly a third were recovered from a lake in Surrey. The gang had been on a six-month spree which also involved stealing tens of thousands of pounds from cash machines, with its overall haul estimated at nearly £1million.
Having pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges at Guildford Crown Court in Surrey, the gang members were jailed for conspiracy to commit burglary and steal.
Danny Stevens, 37, received a seven-year sentence; Paul Smith, 24 was sentenced to six-years; Jason Eastwood, 41, was handed a sentence of three years and four months; and Luke Cole, 24, got two-years.
In handing out the sentences, Judge Christopher Critchlow said: "This was serious organised crime... that reflected a deliberate, organised, professional conspiracy to burgle and steal."
Behind Bars. (No not Dany, but the twerps who nicked our trophies.) #F1 pic.twitter.com/gifXG3q0TW
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) November 13, 2015
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