The District Court has sentenced four men to three to four years' in prison for a joint count of burglary for which they pleaded guilty today.

The men, aged 32 to 52, all from Columbia, prized open nine safe deposit boxes of a bank on Nathan Road in Mong Kok on March 5 and stole valuables worth about $10 million.

They were arrested on March 10 and some of the stolen goods were recovered from their hotel rooms.

They were jointly charged with burglary while the 32-year-old man was additionally charged with possession of a forged document.