Brinks Mat Gold Heist

The brink s mat robbery is the largest gold bullion heist in british history.

Brinks mat gold heist. The robbery of gold bullion and jewels worth 26 million from the brink s mat vaults at london s heathrow airport at 6 30am on november 26 1983 remains britain s biggest. Listen to the hunt for the brink s mat gold. In 1983 members of an armed gang break into the maximum security brink s mat depot near london s heathrow airport and escape with 26m in gold. The bullion was the property of johnson matthey bankers ltd which collapsed the following year after making large loans to frauds and insolvent firms.

The gang used the warehouse s forklift truck to load the gold into the getaway van but it still took them almost two hours to clear the safe of its contents. At 6 30 am on november 26 1981 a gang of six armed robbers from south london broke into the brink s mat. By 8 15 am they left the brinks mat warehouse and the alarm was raised by one of the guards at 8 30 am. The brink s mat robbery occurred at the heathrow international trading estate london on 26 november 1983.

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