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Man jailed over agricultural machinery theft plot

Somerset-based Charlie Hughes faces nearly four years in prison and a five-year order not to enter farms

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 1 min read
Charlie Hughes has been jailed for almost four years for conspirancy to steal agricultural machinery
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Charlie Hughes has been jailed for almost four years for conspirancy to steal agricultural machinery

A man has been jailed, and a second is awaiting sentence after admitting conspiracy to steal agricultural and plant machinery across the West Country. Charlie Hughes of Ilchester, was handed a 47-month...

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