An international burglary ring stole millions in Australia, but a CCTV error led to the arrest of its mastermind.

A sophisticated international burglary ring targeting wealthy homes across Australia, including Queensland, stole millions in meticulously planned nighttime heists, avoiding daylight saving and selecting homes with lights off near vacant properties. The gang’s precision was undone by a single mistake captured on CCTV, leading to the arrest of the master burglar. In a Naked City podcast episode, veteran journalist John Silvester, known for his decades of crime reporting in Melbourne and authorship of the Underbelly series, details the investigation and the critical error that exposed the operation.