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The Brink's-Mat robbery was one of the largest robberies in British history, with £26 million (equivalent to £111 million in 2023 [1]) worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash stolen. It occurred at the Heathrow International Trading Estate, London , on 26 November 1983, from a warehouse operated by Brink's-Mat, a former joint venture ...
He later paid out £360,000 to Lloyd's the insurers as a result of a civil action brought against him, but continued to plead his innocence in the 1983 robbery, and in 1999 claimed the authorities were persecuting him. [8] For his connection to the Brink's-Mat robbery, Palmer acquired the sobriquet of 'Goldfinger'.
Kenneth James Noye (born 24 May 1947) is an English criminal. He was acquitted in 1985 of the murder of a police officer in the grounds of his home, but was convicted in 1986 of conspiracy to handle stolen goods from the Brink's-Mat robbery and sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment, of which he served eight years in custody.
Six-part series follows the aftermath of the Brink’s-Mat robbery of 1983
Six-part series follows the aftermath of the Brink’s-Mat robbery of 1983. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
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Suspicion had coalesced on Noye over Brink's-Mat, and he was under constant police surveillance, [44] as was his house in West Kingsdown, Kent. [51] By early January 1985, Reader had personally processed £3.66 million of Brink's-Mat gold. [47] On the night of Saturday, 26 January 1985, [52] around 6.30 PM, Reader was with Noye and his wife. [53]
The series covers the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery in which £26 million (equivalent to £111 million in 2023 [3]) worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash was stolen from a warehouse near Heathrow Airport, and the widespread events that followed over the following decade. At the time it was the biggest robbery in history, and led to a number of ...