Nine charged after gold thefts raids in Wrexham and Flintshire
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Nine people arrested in north Wales and Cheshire as part of an investigation into the theft of gold jewellery have been charged.
It follows raids in Wrexham, Flintshire and other areas after gold from Asian families was targeted in a spate of burglaries over the past five months.
Two men will appear before Wrexham magistrates on Friday with five others bailed to appear in court in September.
The charges include conspiracy to commit burglaries in Wales and England.
Other charges relate to conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and retaining criminal property.
Two other people have also been charged after being arrested in the Greater Manchester and West Mercia police areas.
More than 100 police officers were involved Operation Analogue which involved 18 search warrants that led to the recovery of "high value" property.