Three men have been formally charged after the theft of farming equipment valued at hundreds of thousands of pounds from rural areas across South West England and South Wales.
The arrests took place on December 18, following a series of coordinated warrants executed in Avon and Somerset and the Gwent region of Wales, according to police reports.
The stolen goods were taken between March and November of this year, disrupting local farming communities and causing significant financial loss.
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Avon and Somerset Police confirmed that Eli Isaacs, 37, from Standerwick, Charlie Hughes, 28, from Ilchester, and Jack Bowerman, 35, from Ebbw Vale, were all charged with conspiracy to steal.
All three men were scheduled to appear before magistrates at Taunton and Yeovil courts on December 19.