Five men were convicted by the British court on Monday for
the biggest heist ever made in Britain.
They were convicted over the £53 million ($105 million) heist which occurred at
the Securitas depot in Tonbridge,
Kent, February
2006.
The robbers dressed as policemen and wearing fake noses and
chins, kidnapped Securitas manager Colin Dixon, his wife Lynn, and their child
in order to enter the building.
The CCTV which was seen in court it showed them tying up 14
employees with cables and loading cash in to the 7.5-ton Renault van in the
morning raid of 66 minutes, the Guardian Unlimited informs.
Even though the gang thought thoroughly the plan, they were
caught a few days later by police after they’ve received a tip-off.
The five convicted were: Stuart Royle, 49, a car salesman, Jetmir
Bucpapa, 26, unemployed, Lea Rusha, 35, a former roofer of Lambersart Close, Ermir Hysenaj, 28, a Post Office worker, of
New Road, and Roger Coutts, 30, garage owner.
They were convicted for conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to steal
and conspiracy to possess firearms at London's
Old Bailey court.
Two others, John Fowler, 59, and Keith Borer, 54, were
cleared.
According to the judge, on Tuesday the five will be
sentenced.
All charges were denied by the men, but evidence brought by prosecutors
helped to their conviction.
Make-up artist and hairdresser Michelle Hogg testified that
she was one that created the disguise that were used by the men in the heist. She
was freed from all the charges after she agreed to testify against the others.
Police recovered £21 million of the stolen money in Kent and south east London. The rest is thought to be gone away
in Morocco and northern Cyprus, turned
probably into assets.