UK Burglar Behind Theft Worth Millions Of Dollars Caught By Apple AirTag

A serial burglar who stole more than ?800,000 ($1,009,132) worth of gear during 'sophisticated' break-ins all over Britain was finally snared by an electronic tag inside his stolen luggage.

Mari Dinjaku, aged 38, was arrested at his residence in Wokingham, Berkshire. This breakthrough came about through the use of an Apple AirTag, discreetly inserted into a suitcase that had been stolen during a burglary 15 miles (25 kms) away from Dinjaku's house.

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How was he caught?

According to a statement by the Surrey Police, on January 5, a burglary was reported in Woking. The property had been searched, and a lime green suitcase, clothing, and jewellery had been stolen. An Apple AirTag left in the suitcase helped officers track it to Dinjaku's home address, where he was arrested.

A search also uncovered walkie-talkies, false documents, a large amount of cash in several currencies, gloves and face coverings, and 15 mobile phones, one of which was in the area of the Woking burglary at the time of the offence.

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One of the phones, which was forensically linked to Dinjaku, was in the Woking area at the time of the burglary.

Dinjaku was also forensically linked to two cars found near his home address, both of which had cloned number plates.

One of them was linked to a second burglary in Farnham, Surrey, last December, in which more than ?350,000 of items were taken, including a car and two safes containing jewellery. Some of those items were later recovered at Dinjaku's Wokingham address.

Dinjaku has been sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to commit burglary across Surrey and Manchester.

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Investigation is on

The investigating officer, PC Tom Hinch, said: "Mari Dinjaku caused significant distress and financial loss to the victims he burgled. These were serious offences committed with significant planning and a disregard for the impact that breaking into somebody's home can have. He has rightly been given a significant custodial sentence. We continue to pursue criminals who conspire to commit offences of this nature in Surrey."

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