A man has been jailed after a string of crimes in Erith including burglary of electrical items and jewellery.

Billy Durrant, 30, of no fixed address, was arrested in March and charged with burglary, theft and fraud.

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Durrant was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison after he pleaded guilty to four counts of burglary, four counts of fraud and theft on October 2 at Inner London Crown Court.

The arrest was part of Operation Belmont, a two year covert operation which led to the arrests of 73 people this year.

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Detective Chief Inspector Gary Holmes from Bexley CID said: “Operation Belmont has been a huge success. This sentence is just one of a number of convictions which have resulted in lengthy prison sentences.”