A prolific shoplifter who targeted supermarkets across the country and was arrested in Dover as he attempted to flee the UK has been jailed for two years

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Alexandru Cercel was convicted of stealing almost £6,000 of alcohol, during a two-year crime spree which included a Tesco store in Maidstone. 

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Cercel had been wanted by several police forces for offences carried out between October 2021 and June 2023. He was part of a criminal gang which stole high value alcohol from shops in Kent, as well as other areas including Essex and Hertfordshire.

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