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18,490. £7 Million Cash Raid: Easter gang sneak in to hold up staff. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) Daily Mirror headline 5th August 1983
18,491. End of the Run Ron! (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) The Sun headline, return of Ronnie Knight, former husband of Barbara Windsor, to Britain
18,492. A particular pub in Stoke Newington called The Albion – and Foreman had phoned us to say people who are frequenting that are involved in the robbery. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) Peter Wilton, former Detective Chief Inspector Scotland Yard
18,493. But Security Express was vulnerable on bank holidays when at times only one guard was on duty. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) Robberies of the Century
18,494. Eventually the trail led to the Godfather himself Freddie Foreman. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) ibid.
18,495. Like Foreman he [Ronnie Knight] was convicted of handling the Security Express money and sentenced to seven years. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) ibid.
18,496. To date of the £7 million that was stolen from Security Express only £2 million has been recovered. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) ibid.
18,497. The 4th April 1983 went down in criminal history: a gang of armed robbers raided a high security depot in London nicknamed Fort Knox. The heist was executed with military precision. The robbers carefully planned their attack and fled without a trace. They held the guards to ransom for an agonising eight hours then stole almost £7 million. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) Britain’s Biggest Heists: Security Express Heist
18,498. But how the gang managed to infiltrate a top-security depot remained a mystery until some time later. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) ibid.
18,499. This was a robbery that shook London. It took the authorities over seven years to recover less than half the cash. The whereabouts of the rest of the money remains a mystery. But despite the gang’s planning and skill, most were brought to justice. (Gangstas: London & London & Robbery) ibid.