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A man has been held and items have been seized over the Hatton Garden heist three years ago in which £25m worth of jewellery was stolen. A man has been held and items have been seized over the Hatton Garden heist in which £25m worth of jewellery was stolen.
The suspect, aged 57, was arrested after a search warrant was carried out in Islington at 7:30 BST on Tuesday. The 57-year-old was arrested after a search warrant was carried out in Islington at 07:30 BST on Tuesday.
Six men were jailed in 2016 for stealing items from the vault of the now defunct Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd. He is in custody in a police station in north London, police said.
The raid was branded the "largest burglary in English legal history". Six men have already been jailed for their part in the raid over Easter weekend in 2015.
It was branded the "largest burglary in English legal history".
At a confiscation ruling in January the four ringleaders of the heist were ordered to pay back £27.5m or serve another seven years in jail.At a confiscation ruling in January the four ringleaders of the heist were ordered to pay back £27.5m or serve another seven years in jail.
Prosecutors said John "Kenny" Collins, Daniel Jones, Terry Perkins and Brian Reader benefited by an estimated £13.69m from the burglary, but only £4.3m had been recovered. Prosecutors said John "Kenny" Collins, Daniel Jones, Terry Perkins and Brian Reader - who were all in their 60s and 70s - benefited by an estimated £13.69m from the burglary.
Disguised as workmen, the raiders entered through a lift shaft and used a heavy duty diamond-tipped drill to cut a hole through the vault walls, big enough for two men to squeeze through. Only £4.3m had been recovered.
Perkins died a week after the confiscation ruling at Woolwich Crown Court.
Although six men were sentenced in 2016 for their part in the heist, another thief, known only as Basil, was said to remain at large.
He is credited with letting the burglars into the building via a fire exit door.
Disguised as workmen, the men entered through a lift shaft and used a heavy duty diamond-tipped drill to cut a hole through the vault wall which was big enough for two men to squeeze through.
The gang then raided 73 safety deposit boxes, stealing valuables including gold, diamonds and sapphires.