Brown and Clarke were linked to the theft of a Volvo in the Chigwell area. The vehicle was stolen while the owner’s three-year-old child was still inside. When the pair realised what they had done, they came to a sudden stop, which left the child with minor injuries. They subsequently abandoned the car with the child still inside. Officers established that the purchasers would meet Brown or Clarke when purchasing the vehicles and pretended to be car dealers, even providing fake invoices and service history documents. These sales also uncovered the extensive network of money launderers used by the group.