FOUR men extradited from the Northern Territory following investigations into a series of aggravated break and enters targeting automatic teller machines (ATMs), including one at Berry, have again been refused bail in a Sydney court.
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Simon Sheu (38), Marsel Boka (26), George Nika (41) and Aniello Vinciguerra (33) appeared in Sydney Central Court on Thursday, facing a variety of charges.
Strike Force Chiver was formed by the Property Crime Squad in August last year to investigate a number of break and enters where tools were used in an attempt to access ATMs.
Police allege between July 7 and October 28, 10 properties were targeted across the east coast of NSW at Berry, Warrawong, Shellharbour, Jamisontown, Parklea, Oak Flats, St Andrews, Kotara, Bateau Bay and Thornton.
In Berry, police said the business was located on the Princes Highway.
Strike Force Chiver detectives conducted extensive inquiries both in NSW and with their counterparts in a number of other states and territories. In the early hours of December 8 the four men were arrested by Northern Territory police near a shopping centre at Coolalinga, in Darwin.
Property Crime Squad detectives travelled to the Northern Territory where they applied for and were granted the men’s extraditions back to NSW.
The four men, three of whom are Albanian nationals and another who is an Italian national, were charged with a combined total of 31 offences.
Boka and Vinciguerra face six charges relating to aggravated break, enter and steal, and break, enter and steal offences.
Sheu faces nine charges and Nika 10 charges relating to aggravated break, enter and steal, and break, enter and steal offences.
All four will reappear in Central Local Court on February 16.
