Five people, including a 16-year-old girl, have appeared in court accused of shoplifting in connection with a series of high-value thefts in Aberdeen.
They were charged after being arrested in Glasgow where a number of homes were searched by police on Thursday.
More than £13,000 worth of goods were stolen from premises in the city centre of Aberdeen.
On Friday, two men aged 19 and 48, two women, aged 43 and 53, and a 16-year-old girl appeared in the dock at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
They each faced charges of theft by shoplifting.
Multiple charges of theft by shoplifting
Ricardo Lacatus, 19, and the 16-year-old female – both from Glasgow – were charged with four counts of theft by shoplifting.
Liviu Rostas, 48, from Glasgow, faces three charges of theft by shoplifting.
And 43-year-old Silvia Lacatus, as well as Anca Rostas, 53 – both from Glasgow – are accused of two charges of theft by shoplifting.
They all appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, where they made no plea or declaration before being released on bail.
Following Thursday’s police raids in the central belt, PC Steve Mason, from the Safer City Unit in Aberdeen, said: “We will not tolerate this kind of targeted criminality from anyone.
“Yesterday’s positive action sends a clear message to anyone thinking of travelling to Aberdeen for the purpose of criminality, that it simply won’t be accepted.”
The five co-accused are expected to return to the dock on a date still to be confirmed.
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