A gang of thieves who struck across London and Surrey unwrapped a family's Christmas presents. The gang pinched over £800,000 worth of stuff in just over five weeks, between November 3 and December 11 last year.

The crooks would pose as tourists and targeted flats and houses in rich areas , climbing up to the first or second floors and then breaking in through windows or doors, often using tools. They’d then ransack the homes , looking anything from watches to designer clothing, but particularly jewellery.

On December 3 they’d unwrapped Christmas presents in Epsom. But despite the meticulously planned burglaries, the gang were sloppy and made mistakes which helped cops catch them.

The first piece of the puzzle was almost handed to police when gang member Israel Contreras, 22, drop

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