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Cassandra Morgan

UNCOVERED: Scrap metal business shut down over copper heists | History Defined

A crime syndicate organised more than 50 large-scale copper thefts in Melbourne, police say. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)

A scrap metal business has been shut down and another five people have been arrested as police probe a spate of copper heists worth more than $780,000.

Officers say the five people were part of an organised crime syndicate behind more than 50 large-scale copper thefts in Melbourne's north between January and June.

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