Tonbridge Heist: Britain's Largest Robbery Executed
At least six men executed Britain's largest robbery by stealing £53 million from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. The heist forced the UK government to tighten security protocols for high-value cash transport and sparked a decade-long manhunt that exposed deep flaws in the country's financial surveillance systems.
February 21, 2006
20 years ago
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