Two men were jailed on Friday for their roles in a Northern Ireland wide organised shoplifting spree which over £22,000 worth of goods taken.
Romanian nationals Alberti Stoican, 25, and Marius Iulian Pascu, 22, both of no fixed abode, had admitted raiding Tesco and Asda stores across Northern Ireland stealing ink cartridges, razor blades and totalbrush heads.
Stoican was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court to two years, divided equally between custody and supervised licence, after he pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft, three of attempted theft and going equipped for theft.