英国发生惊天现金劫案

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英国警方23日展开行动,抓捕制造肯特郡金库抢劫案的劫匪。英国各大媒体当日引用警方消息来源,披露劫案细节宛如一部美国大片。

  据警方分析,作案劫匪此前曾策划多时,作案过程经过周密计算,甚至可能存在内线接应。



目前,遭劫现金总数还有待点算,可能达到4000万英镑(约合6970万美元)。

  这可能是英国历史上最大的现金抢劫案,世界历史上第二大现金抢劫案。假警察抢金库

  《泰晤士报》23日引用警方消息披露了劫案发生过程。

  最早遇到劫匪的是汤布里奇市韦尔路金库经理。21日傍晚,这名经理下班后沿着自己平日惯常路线开车回家,唯一的不同是,一辆“沃尔沃”警车一直跟着他。

  走到半路,经理被警车拦下,那时大约是6时30分。警车内所有人都穿着警服,其中一人走过来将经理叫上警车。经理有些诧异,但并没有任何怀疑,可是当他上车之后,就感到了恐惧。“警察”用手铐铐住他,车子朝着他所不熟悉的地方开走。

  差不多同一时间,另外两名“警察”到了经理家中,他们告诉经理妻子,她丈夫可能卷入一场事故,将她和儿子一起带走。

  “沃尔沃”在汤布里奇与一辆白色“雷诺”面包车会合。经理被押到面包车上,在那里,劫匪向他出示证据,向他证明他的妻子和孩子已落入劫匪手中。然后,劫匪又用枪恐吓经理,要求他配合行动,打开金库,否则他的妻子和孩子将有危险。

  22日凌晨1时,一辆轿车到达金库,它的后边还跟着一辆载重7.5吨的卡车。至少6名蒙面劫匪(其中部分持有枪支)由那名经理带入金库,14名值班警卫猝不及防,全部被制服,戴上塑料手铐。

  接下去的1个来小时,劫匪都在不停地将金库里的现钞装袋送上卡车。大约凌晨2时15分,装满现金的卡车和轿车一同离开。1小时过后,工作人员挣脱束缚报警。数千万英镑现钞被劫

  警方说,没有人在抢劫过程中受伤,但在场所有金库工作人员都“大受刺激”。

  探长保罗・格拉德斯通说,对遭绑架的金库经理和家人及所有工作人员而言,这是一次“会留下创伤的痛苦经历”。

  然而,更受刺激的要属银行和负责保管这些现钞的保安公司。遭抢金库为欧洲最大现金运输公司“安全锁业公司”下属11个现金存放中心之一,这家公司为英国几家最大银行保管现金,包括英格兰银行、汇丰银行等。

  事发后,英国中央银行―――英格兰银行马上得到通知。截至22日晚,银行官员和金库经营者“安全锁业公司”高管仍在等待警方通知,以正式计算损失。但《泰晤士报》引用政府消息来源说,英格兰银行已确认损失2500万英镑(4360万美元),警方与英格兰银行担心,被窃金额可能高达4000万英镑(6970万美元)。

  英格兰银行发表声明说,失窃现金包括新旧纸币,原定用于向英国南部和东部各银行自动提款机供应现钞,但用户不会为此承担损失。“安全锁业公司”则表示已经向英格兰银行转去2500万英镑(4360万美元),而该公司此前已投保。

  如果失窃现金最终确定为4000万英镑(6970万美元),这将是英国历史上最大的现金劫案,也是世界上有史以来第二大劫案。世界第一大劫案发生在2003年3月,地点是伊拉克中央银行,劫匪在萨达姆政权倒台后不久从银行中劫走5.16亿英镑(8.9亿美元)。怀疑劫匪有内应

  警方23日紧锣密鼓地展开调查和抓捕工作。调查人员动用各种情报来源,调动警方线人搜索劫匪踪迹。警方说,这次行动据称为“老虎绑架”。从计划之周密、判断之准确看来,事前劫匪须花费数月时间监视金库及其雇员动静,还要制定周详的时间表。

  警方希望,前所未有的悬赏金额能吸引知情者提供劫匪线索。保险公司通常提供10%失窃金额作为悬赏。因此,此次劫案线索提供者将可能得到400万英镑(697万美元)或更多奖金。

  肯特郡警方已将对劫匪的搜寻范围扩展到肯特郡以外,并派出人员调查英国“新近出现的百万富翁”。

  同时,在初步调查中,警方把怀疑目光投向金库工作人员。警方认为,劫匪计划周详、行动配合无间,这意味着主谋“富有经验”。而且,还可能有金库内部人员就金库安全系统设置、安全路径、警铃及主管行动为劫匪提供重要信息。

  警方还将调查此案与其他劫案是否有关联,突破口为人质关押处。另外,失窃现金也可以成为破案线索。一位前肯特郡警官对破案抱有信心:“这是一个典型案例,尽管劫匪计划周密,但他们一口吞下太多了,没法全部消化。”

  他还补充说,(劫匪)“花钱”是危险的,“到银行处理(这些钱)也有难度。”

  新华社供本报特稿
 
够狠。。。不过这个比去年巴西那个挖地道挖到金库地下的在手段上差了点哈。。。
 
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最早遇到劫匪的是汤布里奇市韦尔路金库经理。21日傍晚,这名经理下班后沿着自己平日惯常路线开车回家,唯一的不同是,一辆“沃尔沃”警车一直跟着他。

劫匪又用枪恐吓经理,要求他配合行动,打开金库,否则他的妻子和孩子将有危险。

  22日凌晨1时,一辆轿车到达金库,它的后边还跟着一辆载重7.5吨的卡车。至少6名蒙面劫匪(其中部分持有枪支)由那名经理带入金库,14名值班警卫猝不及防,全部被制服,戴上塑料手铐。

  接下去的1个来小时,劫匪都在不停地将金库里的现钞装袋送上卡车。大约凌晨2时15分,装满现金的卡车和轿车一同离开。1小时过后,工作人员挣脱束缚报警。


以上细节,有一个疑问:
为什么经理一个人就能把金库打开?

据我所知,一门一锁但是需要掌管钥匙的两人同时在场才能打开,这已经成为一些重要仓库的应该遵守的原则之一。

当年,咱跟着教导员去地下仓库取出一些老式的步枪(枪中也没有子弹)作为训练之用时,至少也经过了这么一道门,两个相关掌握钥匙提前约好时间等候在那里,才把门打开。

因此,上述新闻报道,只注意娱乐性了,却没有交待清楚一些细节。
 
Money found after Securitas raid

Money found after Securitas raid

Police with bundles from the van (Kent News and Pictures)
Armed officers monitored the situation around the van
Police investigating the multi-million pound Securitas depot raid in Kent have found a quantity of money in a white Ford Transit van.

Detectives recovered the vehicle from the car park of the Ashford International Hotel on Friday.

Forensic officers wearing white overalls, gloves and face masks removed black bundles from the van.

Three people arrested in London over the robbery have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

A 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were detained at separate addresses in Forest Hill, south London, on Thursday.

Another 41-year-old woman was held in Bromley, south-east London.

Forensic examinations

Up to £50m was stolen by an armed gang who raided the Securitas premises in Vale Road, Tonbridge, during the early hours of Wednesday.

Earlier they had kidnapped the depot manager, 51-year-old Colin Dixon, and his wife and young son.

The white Ford Transit van
The van was recovered in Ashford after a tip-off to police

The Transit van was found in Ashford after a tip-off from a member of the public.

A police statement said money was recovered from the vehicle, but it was "too early to speculate on how much".

The van and its contents were taken away from the hotel and forensic examinations are now taking place.

Assistant Chief Constable Adrian Leppard said: "I am very grateful to the member of the public who made the call to us.

"I am as keen as you to know exactly how much cash [was in the van] but we just do not know at this stage."

The Bank of England said a £25m payment it received from Securitas on Wednesday had covered all its losses.

The rest of the stolen notes did not belong to the bank.

An audit of its own notes held at Tonbridge has now been completed but an audit of the rest of the cash is still under way.

Several vehicles

Kent Police have now recovered several vehicles during the course of their investigations.

# Mr Dixon's silver Nissan Almera was discovered at the Cock Horse pub in Detling.

# A Volvo saloon which was believed to have been used in Mr Dixon's abduction, by robbers posing as police officers, was found burning in Burberry Lane in the village of Leeds, near Maidstone.

# A red van with Parcelforce markings, thought to have been involved in the robbery, was recovered from the Hook and Hatchet pub in Hucking.

# Police said they found another vehicle in Burberry Lane, although no more details about it have yet been revealed.

The white Renault lorry used by the gang is still missing.

Meanwhile, Kent Police have also released a description and computer image of one of the men who kidnapped Mr Dixon.
 
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