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Man stole £5,200,000 of Viking treasure then ‘gambled fortune away’

A metal detectorist jailed after he stole Viking treasure worth over £5 million claims he gambled the whole fortune away.

Warehouseman George Powell, 40, failed to declare a cache of rare coins and jewellery that had been buried for over 1,100 years.

He was jailed for six years following the incident.

A court previously heard there may have been up to 300 coins included in the find, which took place at a farm near Leominster, Herefordshire, in 2015, although only 31 pieces were recovered.

The total value of the haul was predicted to be £5,285,250.

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