Three Chilean men who travelled to the UK with the intention of committing crime have been jailed

Victor Munoz, 31, Sergio Sepulveda Castro, 27, and Hector Paredes-Munoz, 29, all appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday 16 June to be sentenced.

All three men had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary. Munoz also admitted one count of dangerous driving.

Munoz, was sentenced to three years, Castro was jailed for 48 months, and Paredes-Munoz was sentenced to three years in prison.

The gang are believed to have arrived in the UK towards the end of 2022/ early 2023, after travelled over from Europe.

After arriving in the country, they set up a base in the south of England with the with the sole aim of committing burglaries at high-value homes across the UK.

Their downfall came after the trio decided to target two homes in Cheshire.