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| Frampton-on-Severn cable theft gang from Cardiff jailed for 14 years | Frampton-on-Severn cable theft gang from Cardiff jailed for 14 years |
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| A seven-man gang from Cardiff who risked their lives to steal £150,000 worth of live cable have been jailed. | A seven-man gang from Cardiff who risked their lives to steal £150,000 worth of live cable have been jailed. |
| The cables had been taken from 33,000-volt electricity pylons in a Gloucestershire field. | The cables had been taken from 33,000-volt electricity pylons in a Gloucestershire field. |
| Two of the men were convicted of conspiring to steal the cable in a hearing at Gloucester Crown Court last month. | Two of the men were convicted of conspiring to steal the cable in a hearing at Gloucester Crown Court last month. |
| Five other men had pleaded guilty to the same charge at an earlier hearing. | Five other men had pleaded guilty to the same charge at an earlier hearing. |
| Judge William Hart told the men: "It was well planned and needed considerable audacity bordering on foolhardiness. | |
| "It did not affect local power supplies, but that was more luck than judgement." |