MIGRANT SHOPLIFT SPREE
Fury As Brazen Asylum Seekers Filmed Shoplifting Designer Gear Worth Thousands Before Returning To Hotel YOU Pay For
The Sun was alerted to the situation by exasperated security staff who feel powerless to stop the brazen thefts
ASYLUM seekers staying in taxpayer-funded hotels are swiping thousands of pounds of designer gear from top stores.
Tipped off by a security firm, we saw organised gangs exit Liberty in London with alarm-dodging bags of luxury items.
A whistle-blower said 70 per cent of
shoplifters in the West End are asylum seekers.
The man, who works in private security, said his teams are at breaking point and the area “verging on lawless”.
He added: “The
police rarely attend and the maximum we can hold them for is four hours — after that we just have to let them go. We see the same faces again and again.”
Last Thursday we saw a team of two
migrants meet up at the Holiday Inn, Wembley.
They carried bags lined with tin foil that stop security tags going off when leaving stores.
After jumping Underground ticket barriers they headed to Bond Street station before hitting 15 nearby shops including Lillywhites, Hollister and Reiss.
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Later they met other teams and showed their ill-gotten gains.
They also appeared to take stolen goods to a middle man before buying whisky and returning to the hotel.
It is believed many migrants shoplift to pay debts they owe bosses behind the crossings.
Our whistle-blower said that, when detained, the migrants show ID cards and admit they are
asylum seekers, knowing that little can be done.
The security professional added: “The situation is getting out of control. We are helpless and cannot tackle the sheer numbers flooding the streets.
“I honestly think the area is verging on lawless. The police only turn up in two out of every ten men we detain.
“They don’t have the resources, and when they do, the most they do is give them a Community Resolution Order.
Our investigators watched as gangs used professional tactics to raid shops in the West EndCredit: Ian Whittaker
Migrants stroll through Soho with bag carrying their stolen goodsCredit: Ian Whittaker
“For me and my team, the men are easy to spot because they constantly reoffend.
“Once we do detain them, that just means their mates are even busier. They are often violent as well. We print the prices for the stolen items and take mugshots and their ID cards to give to the police.
“Usually it is high-ticket goods they target like Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton.
“Sometimes they won’t have any ID but they tell us they came over on the boats and their address is the Holiday Inn or the Barbican.”
The Holiday Inn in Wembley is home to 700 immigrants and is one of more than 200 asylum hotels around Britain.
Residents get three meals a day and a weekly allowance.
Ex-
Tory security minister Sir John Hayes said: “This very important investigation by The Sun shows
Britain is importing criminals in droves.
ASYLUM seekers staying in taxpayer-funded hotels are swiping thousands of pounds of designer gear from top stores. Tipped off by a security firm, we saw organised gangs exit Liberty…
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