The man behind the theft of numerous kayaks from a Norfolk seaside quayside has been told he faces being jailed for up to two years. 

Kallan Reilly, 32, used bolt cutters to cut loose and steal the canoes at a dinghy park at Blakeney.

The thefts, which happened sometime between October 6 and the morning of October 8 last year, prompted harbour officials to warn boat users at the quayside storage park to be extra vigilant.

Reilly, of Earlham Grove, Norwich, had previously pleaded guilty to 15 counts of theft.

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Appearing at Norwich Magistrates’ Court he was told the probable prison sentence exceeded the powers of the court. 

He was committed to be sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on November 11. 

In total 21 kayaks and marine equipment including a boat trailer, valued at £15,000, had been stolen, said prosecutors. 

They were later discovered at a site on the outskirts of Norwich.

Reilly had told police two others were involved in the thefts but had repeatedly refused to name them, the court was told.