Ten motorcycles worth £40,000 stolen in four-minute raid on Welsh bike business
A gang of masked thieves has stolen ten brand-new off-road motorcycles from a storage facility in Wales, with the entire raid reportedly taking just four minutes.
A motorcycle business in Carmarthenshire has been left counting the cost after a group of masked thieves broke into a storage facility and made off with ten new machines worth more than £40,000.
The incident took place at around 4.20am on Thursday, October 29, at an overflow storage unit used by Absolute Motocross in Cross Hands, near Llanelli. According to the business's owner, Jordan Greville-Evans, the thieves appeared to know exactly where to go and which motorcycles were worth taking.
The group is believed to have used a stolen white Ford Transit van to transport the motorcycles, arriving at the premises at approximately 4.19am before leaving just four minutes later.
What makes the incident particularly concerning is the apparent level of preparation involved. The storage unit was located down a private lane and was being used temporarily while the business prepared to move into new premises. It wasn't the company's main dealership, and knowledge of its location was reportedly limited to staff and a small number of delivery drivers.
Among the ten motorcycles taken were two 2024 Husqvarna TC250s, three 2026 Surron Ultra Bees, two 2025 Surron LBXs, two RFN SXE models and an RFN 70cc pit bike.
Five of the motorcycles were already assembled, while the remaining five were still in their original crates. The thieves also appeared to have selected their targets carefully, leaving other motorcycles behind.
Greville-Evans believes the group knew precisely what they were looking for, rather than simply taking whatever happened to be available.
The stolen Transit van was subsequently discovered near the border and Liverpool, although there is reportedly an unexplained gap of around 40 minutes in its journey. This has raised questions about whether the motorcycles were transferred into another vehicle before the van was abandoned.
The business has since launched an appeal for information, with its social media posts attracting millions of views. A £10,000 reward has also been offered for the safe return of all ten motorcycles.
Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed that it is investigating a burglary at an address in Cross Hands during the early hours of October 29. The force said that damage was caused to the property and several off-road motorcycles were taken. The investigation remains ongoing.
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