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Man admits part in Securitas raid Man admits part in Securitas raid
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A former cage-fighter has admitted his part in the £53m raid on a Securitas depot in Kent, ahead of a retrial.A former cage-fighter has admitted his part in the £53m raid on a Securitas depot in Kent, ahead of a retrial.
Paul Allen, 31, of Chatham, Kent, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to possess a firearm.Paul Allen, 31, of Chatham, Kent, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to possess a firearm.
He admitted the charges, at Woolwich Crown Court, on the basis that he did not enter the depot or kidnap Securitas manager Colin Dixon and his family.He admitted the charges, at Woolwich Crown Court, on the basis that he did not enter the depot or kidnap Securitas manager Colin Dixon and his family.
Allen is due to be sentenced next Monday. He also said he did not handle or obtain any firearms.
Allen was due to be retried at the crown court after an Old Bailey jury failed to reach a verdict in January and was then discharged by the judge. Allen's plea was also accepted on the agreed basis that he was working for his best friend and fellow cage-fighter Lee Murray and "did his bidding" in the planning of the Tonbridge robbery.
He fled to Morocco with his best friend and fellow cage-fighter Lee Murray following the raid in Tonbridge in February 2006.
Allen went on trial after being arrested and extradited to the UK.
Jurors were told the robbery was masterminded by Lee Murray who is still in Morocco.
Roger Coe-Salazar, chief crown prosecutor for Kent, said: "The Securitas robbery was meticulously organised and we have never had any doubts that Paul Allen played a pivotal role in the planning and execution of it."Roger Coe-Salazar, chief crown prosecutor for Kent, said: "The Securitas robbery was meticulously organised and we have never had any doubts that Paul Allen played a pivotal role in the planning and execution of it."
The raid at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge was Britain's biggest cash robbery. 'Military precision'
Allen, who is due to be sentenced next Monday, also said his only benefit from the crime was property in Morocco.
The court heard the pair fled to Morocco in February 2006 after the raid - Britain's biggest cash robbery.
Allen went on trial after being arrested and extradited to the UK
Jurors were told the robbery was masterminded by Lee Murray who is still in Morocco.
Allen had been due to face a retrial at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, after an Old Bailey jury failed to reach a verdict in January and was discharged.
In his first trial, prosecutor Sir John Nutting QC said the robbers planned and executed the raid with "military precision".
Depot manager Colin Dixon and his family were kidnapped and members of staff tied up during the armed raid.Depot manager Colin Dixon and his family were kidnapped and members of staff tied up during the armed raid.
Five people were jailed in January 2008 for their parts in the crime.Five people were jailed in January 2008 for their parts in the crime.