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| Five men from the same family have been jailed for up to 11 years each for raids on stately homes, including Britain's biggest burglary. | Five men from the same family have been jailed for up to 11 years each for raids on stately homes, including Britain's biggest burglary. |
| Police estimates put their haul in excess of £30m but art experts say it could be at least three times that. | Police estimates put their haul in excess of £30m but art experts say it could be at least three times that. |
| The five members of the Worcestershire-based Johnson traveller family, stole in several counties. | |
| The judge described a raid at Ramsbury Manor, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, as the UK's biggest ever private burglary. | The judge described a raid at Ramsbury Manor, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, as the UK's biggest ever private burglary. |
| Prosecutor Paul Reid described the men as an "extensive and highly organised gang" who were "ruthless in their intention to acquire high-value property". | Prosecutor Paul Reid described the men as an "extensive and highly organised gang" who were "ruthless in their intention to acquire high-value property". |
| Richard "Chad" Johnson, 33, and Daniel O'Loughlin, 32, were both jailed for 11 years, Michael Nicholls, 29, was given 10 years, Albi Johnson, 25, was jailed for nine years and 54-year-old Ricky Johnson was given eight years. | Richard "Chad" Johnson, 33, and Daniel O'Loughlin, 32, were both jailed for 11 years, Michael Nicholls, 29, was given 10 years, Albi Johnson, 25, was jailed for nine years and 54-year-old Ricky Johnson was given eight years. |
| They were all found guilty of conspiracy to commit burglary between 8 April 2005 and 13 October 2006 following a month-long trial at Reading Crown Court. | They were all found guilty of conspiracy to commit burglary between 8 April 2005 and 13 October 2006 following a month-long trial at Reading Crown Court. |
| The gang targeted Ramsbury Manor, in Wiltshire | The gang targeted Ramsbury Manor, in Wiltshire |
| Police say the gang has been operating in the south of England for 20 years. | Police say the gang has been operating in the south of England for 20 years. |
| The men would stake out targeted properties, sometimes for weeks. | The men would stake out targeted properties, sometimes for weeks. |
| Their raids would last just minutes, with the balaclava-clad escaping in stolen cars. | |
| The raid on Ramsbury Manor, home of property tycoon Harry Hyams, is thought to be the most valuable domestic burglary every committed in Britain. | |
| "The collection is described as priceless," Mr Reid said. | "The collection is described as priceless," Mr Reid said. |
| "There is a difficulty in putting a value on antiques and antiquities - some of them very precious and very rare - but it is tens of millions of pounds." | "There is a difficulty in putting a value on antiques and antiquities - some of them very precious and very rare - but it is tens of millions of pounds." |
| Two months after the raid, police found about a third of the haul in an underground bunker in a field. | |
| The gang's other victims included Formula One advertising tycoon Paddy McNally and Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire Sir Philip Wroughton. | The gang's other victims included Formula One advertising tycoon Paddy McNally and Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire Sir Philip Wroughton. |