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£2 Million Stolen Tools Recovered, Three Arrested

1/29/2026

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The Metropolitan Police Service recovered the largest stash of stolen tools worth £2 million in east London.
Officers traced the equipment from a Tilbury construction site in Essex using a tracking device.
The recovered tools amount to 10 lorry loads.
Two suspects were arrested at the scene and a third was apprehended later.
The suspects are linked to an organized group that resells stolen items online.

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Story summary

The Metropolitan Police Service recovered the largest stash of stolen tools worth £2 million in east London.
Officers traced the equipment from a Tilbury construction site in Essex using a tracking device.
The recovered tools amount to 10 lorry loads.
Two suspects were arrested at the scene and a third was apprehended later.
The suspects are linked to an organized group that resells stolen items online.