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05.12.2023 - 13:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A dad bought cheap plane tickets so that he could steal thousands of pounds' worth of duty free perfume at an airport. Gareth Colclough made two trips to East Midlands Airport this summer, where he went through security then swiped £5,700 of products.
On both occasions, he made excuses to leave the airport rather than boarding the flight he had paid for. He was caught after his second shoplifting spree, when staff at the duty free store spotted a large section of missing perfumes, Leicestershire Live reports.
The thief, 43, was quickly traced due to the ticket he had bought. He was then arrested by Leicestershire Police.
Colclough pled guilty to the thefts, in June and August, at Leicester Magistrates' Court last Wednesday. The court heard that the dad-of-two had been sentenced just last month for similar crimes at Birmingham International Airport, where he received a suspended sentence with 105 hours of unpaid work.
Prosecutor Sally Bedford said: "These were pre-planned thefts on two different days. The defendant bought cheap plane tickets to fly from East Midlands Airport, went through security into the duty free section and simply filled his bag with goods.
"Once he had gone through duty free he found a member of staff and gave them a story of why he didn't want to get on the aeroplane and was escorted back through the airport."
Sandeep Kaushal, representing Colclough, said that his client had turned to cocaine after his gran, who raised him, passed away in May. His drug habit led to his partner throwing him out, at which point he moved in with his dad and built up a drug debt.
Mr Kaushal said: "He has been a historic drug user and the death of his grandmother resulted in him turning back to cocaine. This was his coping
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