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| Cage fighters 'behind £53m raid' | Cage fighters 'behind £53m raid' |
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| Two cage fighters masterminded the £53m raid on a Securitas depot in Kent and then fled to Morocco, a jury was told. | Two cage fighters masterminded the £53m raid on a Securitas depot in Kent and then fled to Morocco, a jury was told. |
| Paul Allen and Lee Murray, 29, were at the heart of the raid in Tonbridge in February 2006, the Old Bailey heard. | |
| Mr Allen, 30, of Chatham, was extradited to the UK while Mr Murray remains in a Moroccan jail. | |
| Mr Allen is on trial along with Michael Demitris, 32, of Bromley Common, south London. Both deny conspiracy to rob, to kidnap, and to possess a firearm. | Mr Allen is on trial along with Michael Demitris, 32, of Bromley Common, south London. Both deny conspiracy to rob, to kidnap, and to possess a firearm. |
| Telephone records | Telephone records |
| Mr Allen and Mr Demitris are accused of conspiring with five other men who were jailed in January after being found guilty of kidnap, robbery and firearms charges. | Mr Allen and Mr Demitris are accused of conspiring with five other men who were jailed in January after being found guilty of kidnap, robbery and firearms charges. |
| Sir John Nutting QC, prosecuting, said Mr Allen and Mr Murray were friends of longstanding, and both worked part-time as cage fighters, a martial arts activity. | Sir John Nutting QC, prosecuting, said Mr Allen and Mr Murray were friends of longstanding, and both worked part-time as cage fighters, a martial arts activity. |
| "We have their telephone records. In the period leading up to 21 February they speak regularly during the day and almost invariably last thing at night." | "We have their telephone records. In the period leading up to 21 February they speak regularly during the day and almost invariably last thing at night." |
| He told jurors that evidence at the Securitas trial held last year provided by Michelle Hogg, who applied prosthetic masks to disguise members of the gang, led to Mr Demetris being charged. | He told jurors that evidence at the Securitas trial held last year provided by Michelle Hogg, who applied prosthetic masks to disguise members of the gang, led to Mr Demetris being charged. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |