Great Manchester Police have released a video of a gang of jewellery thieves who stole more than £1.8m worth of goods and have now been jailed.

The Force Robbery Unit unmasked and dismantled an organised crime group involved in using stolen cars to target high street jewellers.

The gang would often arm themselves with weapons such as crowbars and swords to attack the jewellers during busy trading hours while members of the public were shopping, using balaclavas to disguise themselves.