TWO men have been jailed in connection with theft of post in Surrey, Essex, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
Victor Odesola, 40, of Bradbourne Road in Grays and Olukayode Akinleye, 34, both admitted conspiracy to defraud at Guildford Crown Court.
Odesola was sentenced to 33 months in prison and Akinleye, of Riverside Road in Romford, east London, was sentenced to nine months in prison.
Bank and credit cards were fraudulently used after the thefts, police said.
Residents lost nearly £200,000 as a result, the Surrey Police spokesman added.
The spokesman said the men’s convictions related to the theft of mail in the Woking, Weybridge, Caterham, Reigate and Warlingham areas of Surrey, and in Essex, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
Det Con Oliver Cummings, from Surrey Police, said the investigation into the pair’s activities had taken more than 15 months.
“Their criminal activities have caused members of the public immense distress and inconvenience,” he said.