"Fast and Furious" serial offenders jailed for year long crimewave of Fords

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An organised crime gang have been jailed for ten years between them after admitting their part in a year-long £1million Renfrewshire car theft crimewave.William Cairns, Mark Busby and Robert Busby used hi-tech equipment to steal high-end Ford cars and vans.They successfully made off in motorhomes, transit vans, SUVs and sports cars thanks to specialist keys and electronic decoders.The gadgets allowed them to gain entry to vehicles in 28 different towns, cities and villages, start the engines and drive away while causing little to no damage to the motors.But technology also proved to be their ­downfall, with police officers probing the gang discovering their mobile phones were detected near the location of a number of the thefts. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Court papers show each theft was connected to serious organised crime.But now the “Fast and Furious” trio have been jailed and a Serious Crime Prevention Order has been imposed against the three criminals.Defence agent for William Cairns and Mark Busby, Terry Gallanagh told the court these men were not intelligent individuals.He said: “When looking for inspiration to direct your lordship today, I saw a movie on the TV which involved cars and car theft.“The Fast and Furious was the movie and when looking at William Cairns and Mark Busby, it is clear they would not be very capable of moving very fast but they have caused much fury.“These are hopeless men, hopeless car thefts leaving behind their DNA, leaving