In their Romanian homeland, their relatives live like kings in five newly-built palaces.But the scene which greeted officers who raided the British home of a suspected pickpocket gang this week was anything but regal.
Transport Police found six children sharing a bed, wads of cash, benefit forms, dirty mattresses on the floor and dozens of passports.
The dawn raid at the home of the family took place weeks after the Mail revealed how their relatives stole mobile phones and cash from drunken Britons as they slept on late night trains.
The gang of Roma gipsies also claimed to be homeless and sold the Big Issue magazine to get by.
Now police hope to claw back the proceeds of their crimes after arresting other members of the family on suspicion of money-laundering following the Mail investigation.
Officers arrested three women and a man on suspicion of making transfers of thousands of pounds to Romania.
They are suspected of sending cash transfers of up to £2,000 a week abroad to pay for their family’s lavish lifestyle. Read More
