Five men have been jailed for over 5 years for dismantling and exporting stolen high-end cars from a ‘chop shop’ in Cranleigh.

Over £700,000 worth of vehicles and parts, including Porsches and BMWs, were recovered by officers.

Four men were caught in the act of dismantling stolen vehicles and were immediately arrested.

Another man who was seen leaving the location was also arrested.

They were subsequently charged and remanded for Conspiracy to Handle Stolen Goods.

Ringleader, 37-year-old Deividas Jakaitis, also rented a lock-up in Chertsey to store the stolen parts and jailed for 2 years and 8 months.

The other four men involved received sentences of between 6 to 8 months after pleading guilty.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Claire Phillips said: “These sentences are a result of the excellent teamwork between a number of teams in Surrey Police, as well as joint working with our colleagues in force areas nationally in which these vehicles were stolen from. These men attempted to evade detection by promptly changing the license plate of the stolen vehicles, but through our joint working we were still able to identify vehicles of the same make and model near to where the thefts occurred, which were then seen making their way to Surrey.”