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Twenty years after Britain’s largest cash robbery, the raid on a Securitas depot in Tonbridge continues to captivate public attention and remains an unresolved case for Kent’s chief constable. Despite extensive investigations, millions of pounds remain missing, and at least one member of the gang involved has never been apprehended. The robbery took place on 21 February 2006 at a cash depot in an industrial area, where the gang used extreme measures to gain access and carry out their heist.
The gang orchestrated the kidnapping of the site manager, Mr. Dixon, along with his wife and child, using them to secure entry to the depot. Inside, fourteen staff members were held at gunpoint in cages while the robbers loaded nearly £53 million in banknotes onto a lorry. The amount stolen was limited only by the capacity of the vehicle; a crime writer noted that the robbers could not determine the total amount available because “there was so much money.” However, around £32 million has never been recovered, with Kent’s chief constable, Tim Smith, expressing hope that some of the cash might still be found.
Smith, who was leading the investigation on the night of the raid, recalled the terror inflicted on the Dixon family by the masked gunmen. He said, “This robbery was only facilitated by the kidnap of Mr Dixon and his wife and their child and they were put through hell.” The level of control and intimidation exerted by the gang was extraordinary, and Smith described the incident as a kidnapping as much as a robbery. He also stated his conviction that one suspect involved in the heist has never been traced and remains at large.
Despite the passage of twenty years, Smith believes that some of the missing cash, particularly notes that were never circulated and whose serial numbers are known, could still be recovered. “We would definitely be interested in any cache that anyone finds,” he said. The investigation continues to focus on finding any hidden caches of money, even though the old paper notes may have degraded after years buried in the ground. The extensive investigation also revealed that two gang members posed as police officers to mislead the Dixon family, further facilitating the robbery
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