Iuliu Kubola, 61, is facing a possible jail term after he admitted six burglaries at the eateries in Mayfair, Belgravia and the City of London.

On Tuesday, Judge Mark Lucraft KC put off his Old Bailey sentence so the defendant could “make good” on his promise to help police recover the missing wine.

The court heard that some of the stash was found on Kubola when he was arrested riding a pedicab in the City of London in June.

Iuliu Kubola stealing wine in a wheelie bin, which he loaded into the back of his tuk-tuk (Image: City of London Police)

Asked what he intended to do with all the wine he had stolen, he told police: “The wine is to drink, no?”

Outlining the facts of the case, prosecutor Matthew Jolliffe said the defendant entered Comptoir Cafe and Wine in Mayfair in the early hou

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