Tuk-tuk wine heist culprit avoids jail after some bottles returned

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2025-11-03

London (PA Media/dpa) - A tuk-tuk driver who stole £31,000 ($40,644) of fine wine and champagne from high-end restaurants has avoided jail after he returned some of the missing stash. Iuliu Kubola, 61, admitted six burglaries at the three eateries in Mayfair, Belgravia and the City of London, and was handed 20 months in custody suspended for two years. Previously, Judge Mark Lucraft had put off sentencing and given Kubola two weeks to "make good"......

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