A shoplifting gang has been busted after a wave of retail thefts in Scottish towns and cities. ‌

Shocking images of terrifying weapons seized from professional shoplifters have been released after they were caught by police during a thieving spree. ‌

Now police and retail chiefs have warned that the shoplifting OCGs (organised crime gangs) are behind a surge in thefts in supermarkets and shops. ‌

And the shopliftings gangs are also linked to other crimes such as drug dealing and people trafficking.

Stephanie Karte, from the Retailers Against Crime (RAC) group, said a joint operation with Police Scotland had uncovered the shoplifting gang in Aberdeen on Tuesday.

She warned that gang members were armed with knives and also had “dealer quantities” of illegal drugs in their

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