The remaining members of a gang who robbed a jewellers in Truro in one of the biggest heists the county has ever seen have been sentenced at Truro Crown Court today.

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The aftermath of the robbery

The four men who carried out the robbery Haroldas Ivanovas, 20, Salius Mickus, 28, Rogertas Slekaitis, 25 and Tomas Bakierskis, 24, who are all from Lithuania pleaded guilty to and travelled to the UK two days before the robbery.

See the shocking CCTV footage of the robbery

Tomas Bakierskis, 24, and Rogertas Slekaitis, 25, both from Lithuania, were each sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison at Truro Crown Court.

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The fake gun used in the robbery

Saulius Mickus, who is 28 and also from Lithuania, received eight years while Agris Davidonis, 30, of Petroc Court in Gunnislake was given 21 months.

Haroldas Ivanovas, 20, from Lithuania was sentenced to seven years in a young offenders institution.

At the sentencing, Ivanovas' defence barrister pointed out that the 20 year old had had a difficult upbringing, his father passing away when he was just six years old, and that he had in part decided to carry out the robbery to pay for a rehabilitation programme for his alcoholic mother. 

Slekaitis' defence barrister also claimed that his client did not have the easiest start in life, having to walk 15 kilometres to the nearest primary school in -30C weather in Lithuania before his attendance fell off and he started to get involved in crime. 

The ringleaders were sentenced yesterday for plotting the biggest robbery ever investigated by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Andrius Buinevicius, 41, from Lithuania and Gytis Inokaitis, 36, of Stuart Road in Plymouth, were labelled as the masterminds behind the robbery and were sentenced to 16 and 13 years respectively.

On January 10, four masked men armed with pepper spray and a fake gun rushed into the jewellers Michael Spiers on Lemon Street, Truro and ordered staff to "get down" whilst they stole nearly £1 million worth of jewellery.

The men made off with the stolen goods in a getaway vehicle, and swapped cars at the Garras Wharf car park next to Tesco before driving off.

Two of the robbers were arrested later that day on the A30 near Launceston, whilst the other two were arrested the following day after boarding a train to Bristol.

In sentencing, Judge Simon Carr told the men they had been part of a "meticulously planned and executed robbery" which had been carried out using "almost military precision".

Adam Spiers, Director of Michael Spiers, said: "We would like to share our sincere thanks and gratitude towards Devon and Cornwall Police for their continued efforts and hard work during the investigations and court process.

"We would also like to thank the public and our customers who have shown an overwhelming amount of support for our Truro team over the past few months. As a local family run business we are so proud to be a part of such an amazing community who have pulled together at a difficult time.”