a pair of romanian burglars who stole more than £400,000 worth of property   including a tin of mackerel   have been branded 'a modern day bonnie and clyde' ovidiu constantin plamada, 31, and mariana sandra, 43, both with an address in ilford, essex, were jailed for six years each after admitting their role in 179 residential burglaries over seven months the pair were arrested as they drove across the dartford bridge on november 4, last year with stolen goods taken in two recent burglaries ovidiu constantin plamada, left, and mariana sandra, right, admitted a seven month 179 home burglary spree  the pair stole random items including an umbrella, chewing gum and even hand disinfectant, pictured  plamada and sandra also stole jewellery, pictured, as part of their estimated £400,000 haul  officers linked plamada and sandra to 179 burglaries across london, essex and kent the pair stole everything from expensive jewellery, to random items such as a victim's dressing gown, woman's make up set, a duvet and even a tin of mackerel other items recovered from the pair included a cigarette lighter, several packets of chewing gum and even a bottle of hand disinfectant judge samatha leigh jailed the pair for six years at basildon crown court after they admitted the thefts judge leigh said: 'you both committed highly organised offending that had a devastating effect on people and violated their homes you are a modern day bonnie and clyde' palmada and sandra even stole one victim's make up bag worth an estimated £100   but far less second hand  police initially questioned the pair about two burglaries but using the latest forensic techniques, they linked plamada and sandra to a string of other crimes detective sergeant brett hagen, of the metropolitan police, said: 'plamada and sandra were a prolific burgling duo who committed a vast number of residential burglaries over a relatively short period of time 'they were clearly committing burglary for financial gain, but also stole some strange items such as a tin of mackerel, women's make up and a duvet set, suggesting they were actually using victims' personal property to furnish their home and their lifestyles 'the jail sentence reflects the scale of their offending and will provide them with plenty of time to reflect on the dozens of victims who continue to suffer the effects of having been targeted by thieves 'i would like to thank dc trevor guy of the metropolitan police and dc steve cunningham of essex police who both led their respective strands of the operation with tenacity and determination 'the overwhelming evidence gathered by these officers has resulted in society being afforded a well earned rest from the activities of two habitual thieves 'in addition, as a result of this investigation a large number of victims have been reunited with their property' chief inspector mike hamer of the metropolitan police added: 'this represents a fantastic result for the team and highlights the benefits of police constabularies working together to combat serious crime 'the effects of becoming a victim of burglary run far deeper than a loss of property 'i hope that the sentences bring a measure of closure to the vast number of people victimised by these criminals' other victims lost a lighter, some costume jewellery and even a usb charging point for a car's lighter  the pair were both jailed for six years after admitting the burglaries at basildon crown court, pictured 
ovidiu constantin plamada mariana sandra london kent essex more than £400,000 samantha leigh bonnie clyde basildon crown court
ovidiu constantin plamada and mariana sandra burgled 179 homes . the pair targeted residential properties across london, kent and essex . during their spree, they managed to steal more than £400,000 of property . amid the more bizarre items stolen were a tin of mackerel and make up . judge samantha leigh said they were 'a modern day bonnie and clyde'. the pair were each jailed for six years by basildon crown court 