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A man who admitted the theft of thousands of pounds of ink cartridges from Tescos has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court today.
Arunas Lescauskas (28) with an address at Tamer Road, Seaford in Lincolnshire in England admitted five charges of the theft of ink cartridges on March 3 and November 14 this year.
He also admitted breaching a deportation order on dates between November 1 and November 15. And a charge of obstruction on November 14.
A prosecution solicitor told the court that the offences involved the theft of ink cartridges from Tescos across the North.
At the Lisnagelvin Tescos Lescauskas stole ink valued at £450, in Coleraine ink valued at £1,240 and varying amounts in other stores.
The court heard that in total the value of the stolen ink was set at almost £5,000.
A defence solicitor said his client was stealing the ink for a third party who then paid him some money.
Lescauskas was jailed for a period of 12 months.
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