Man charged by police investigating south Wales burglaries

Image source, South Wales Police

Image caption, Raids were carried out across south Wales by police investigating the burglaries

A man has been charged by detectives in a long-running investigation into burglaries in south Wales.

Daniel Casey was arrested in a joint operation between South Wales and Leicestershire Police on Thursday, police said.

The 28-year-old, of no fixed abode, has been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between July 2018 and January 2019.

He will appear before magistrates in Swansea on Monday.

His arrest and charge follows a spate of high-value thefts and aggravated burglaries from properties across the south Wales region.

It led to a series of dawn raids across Swansea in January last year.

The force has also renewed its appeal to trace two other suspects.

for information which would assist police in finding 19-year-old Michael Casey and Wayne Harty, aged 18.