Burglary gang tried to tunnel into jewellery shop from massage parlour next door

Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published August 22, 2026 5:50pm Updated August 22, 2026 5:50pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Three men admitted to digging a tunnel from a massage parlour to a jewellery store so they can attempt to steal from it. Ioan Asafeti, 39, Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara, 38, and Sergiu Plastin, 42, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court on Friday to conspiracy to commit burglary with intent to steal and cause criminal damage. They were arrested by the Metropolitan Police after a wider investigation linked them to a series of burglaries worth more than £700,000. Officers were called to reports of a suspected burglary on Mitcham Road, Tooting, south London, on July 17, and arrived at th