A spate of high profile burglaries in expensive neighbourhoods and a mountain of stolen goods lead investigators to discover hundreds of burglars, all on holiday in the UK to commit their crimes. The Times’ crime correspondent explains how these individuals operate and the Sunday Times’ Matthew Campbell tells of his trip to Chile to track down the families of those convicted in the UK.

Guests:

John Simpson, Times crime correspondent.

Matthew Campbell, Sunday Times foreign features editor.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips used from Global News, Fox News and the BBC.

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Investigation: The burglary tourists from Chile