Man stole property worth €8,000 during shoplifting spree in Cork 

Court told Romanian man also had convictions around the country, including Sligo, Cavan, and Kilkenny

Elvis Dulea was sentenced to eight months in prison by Judge Catherine Ryan at Cork District Court .

Thousands of euro worth of cosmetics, vitamins and hair-loss products were stolen in three shoplifting incidents at pharmacies in Cork by the same 49-year-old man who has now been jailed for eight months.

Elvis Dulea, of Mirea Mioara Luiza Nr, Bucresti, Romania, was sentenced by Judge Catherine Ryan at Cork District Court .

He stole €2,869 worth of cosmetics and health supplements from Sam McCauley pharmacy in Blackpool shopping centre.

Forty boxes of vitamin tablets and several bottles of hair-loss products with a total value of €1,920 were stolen by him at Boots Pharmacy in Mahon Point shopping centre.

He went to another Boots Pharmacy at Half Moon St and stole €1,100 worth of cosmetics.

The same man admitted stealing over €1,500 worth of clothing from Premier Building Solutions on Pouladuff Rd.

The last two shoplifting charges relate to €300 worth of property at JD Sports on St Patrick’s St and one more count related to Sam McCauley’s where the theft was of nine tubes of Lash mascaras and five bottles of vitamins valued €320.

The amount of property that was stolen and never recovered by the owners totalled at over €8,000.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis, said the accused was not long in Ireland but that he had clocked up theft convictions in various locations around the country, including Sligo, Cavan, and Kilkenny.

Defence solicitor Shane Collins-Daly said the 49-year-old was from Romania and said he was sorry for his actions and understood the consequences for the businesses and all the people affected.