LUTON AIRPORT BAGGAGE THIEVES SENTENCED

ABOVE: Anthony Currant and Abul Hussain stole goods worth thousands of pounds from Luton Airport

They were diverting bags to an area where they could rifle through them at their leisure

Bedfordshire Police official

These shocking pictures show airport cleaners looting luggage for valuables.

Anthony Currant, 65, and Abul Hussain, 30, stole goods worth thousands of pounds at Luton.

They were caught on camera taking cigarettes, jewellery and electrical gear.

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Police went undercover after an alarming rise in missing items.

They discovered £32,000 cash at Currant’s Luton home as well as 12,000 cigarettes and 66 packs of tobacco.

They found a further 4,800 cigarettes and 144 packs of tobacco at Hussain’s home as well as electrical items, jewellery and cash.

Thefts have gone down 77% since the pair were caught.

A Bedfordshire Police official said: “They were diverting bags to an area where they could rifle through them at their leisure.”

The pair both admitted theft. Currant, who was selling tobacco to co-workers, was jailed for six months at Luton Crown Court on Friday. Hussain received a three-month sentence at Luton Magistrates’ Court.

Employer Interserve said the two workers had been sacked.

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