Two men arrested after 'Chop Shop' found in Upwell

Six stolen vehicles worth over £200,000 were found at the site.

Author: Chris TatePublished 27th Nov 2024

Two men have been arrested and charged after a suspected 'chop shop' was found in West Norfolk.

Officers say they found six stolen vehicles, worth over 200 thousand pounds at the site in Upwell over the weekend. They included two Porsches, three BMWs and a Mercedes, as well as a signal jammer.

42-year-old Erikas Anzelis from Laughton Road, Boston, Lincolnshire and Irmantas Spudys, who's 44 and of no fixed abode, were charged with six counts of handling stolen goods and one count of using apparatus for the purpose of interfering with wireless telegraphy.

Anzelis and Spudys were remanded in custody and appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court on Monday.

The two men were further remanded in custody and are due to appear at Norwich Crown Court on the 23rd of December.