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Man jailed over Securitas robbery | Man jailed over Securitas robbery |
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A former cage-fighter has been jailed for 18 years for his part in carrying out Britain's biggest cash raid. | A former cage-fighter has been jailed for 18 years for his part in carrying out Britain's biggest cash raid. |
Paul Allen, 31, admitted conspiracy to kidnap, rob and possess a firearm at Woolwich Crown Court last week. | Paul Allen, 31, admitted conspiracy to kidnap, rob and possess a firearm at Woolwich Crown Court last week. |
Allen, from Chatham, Kent, admitted the charges on the basis that he did not enter the depot, kidnap the manager and his family, or handle firearms. | Allen, from Chatham, Kent, admitted the charges on the basis that he did not enter the depot, kidnap the manager and his family, or handle firearms. |
Police have found £21m of the £53m that was stolen in the robbery at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge in 2006. | Police have found £21m of the £53m that was stolen in the robbery at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge in 2006. |
'Cocaine-fuelled lifestyle' | |
Allen's plea was also accepted on the basis he was working for his best friend and fellow cage-fighter Lee Murray and "did his bidding" in the planning of the raid - Britain's biggest cash robbery. | |
The pair fled to Morocco in February 2006 and began a cocaine-fuelled party lifestyle in the sun, buying property and expensive cars. | |
Court documents also revealed they spent thousands of pounds on breast enhancement operations in England for their partners. | |
Allen went on trial after being arrested and extradited to the UK but the Old Bailey jury was discharged in January after it failed to reach a verdict. | |
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 last week. | |
Following his guilty pleas, Kent Police and lawyers from the Crown Prosecution Service vowed to track down the remaining millions and bring any outstanding offenders to justice. |