Stolen goods worth £150,000 are found during a crackdown on metal thefts in South Yorkshire.
Thousands of pounds worth of stolen goods including a ride-on lawnmower have been uncovered by police in a crackdown on metal thefts.
Items worth a total of £150,000 were found by British Transport Police during raids at waste sites near railway lines in South Yorkshire. BTP said the lawnmower owner would have had to close his business if the machine had not been recovered.Another raid was also carried out in North Lincolnshire where a stolen industrial cleaner worth £4,500 was recovered.
Supt Mark Cleland said: "The waste sector is key to keeping the country running and we continue to support those who run legitimate businesses. "For everyone else, we're looking at you, we'll continue to make arrests, seize criminal assets and shut down illegal operations."
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