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Thomas Cook robbers Luis Cristo and Jamal Joseph jailed Thomas Cook robbers Luis Cristo and Jamal Joseph jailed
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Two gunmen who stole more than £50,000 in robberies at travel agents and a payday loan shop have been jailed.Two gunmen who stole more than £50,000 in robberies at travel agents and a payday loan shop have been jailed.
Luis Cristo, 20, and Jamal Joseph, 22, raided Thomas Cook shops in Kent and The Money Shop in Barnet, north London. Cristo also raided a shop in Hove. Luis Cristo and Jamal Joseph raided Thomas Cook shops in Kent and The Money Shop in Barnet, north London. Cristo also raided a shop in East Sussex.
Both pleaded guilty to robbery and possessing a firearm at an earlier hearing at Canterbury Crown Court.Both pleaded guilty to robbery and possessing a firearm at an earlier hearing at Canterbury Crown Court.
Cristo, from Brixton, south London was jailed for 15 years and Joseph, from Streatham, for 12 years. Cristo, 20, from Brixton, south London was jailed for 15 years and Joseph, 22, from Streatham, for 12 years.
Kent Police said the pair forced their way into The Money Shop on 7 December, punched and kicked a woman employee, threatened her with a handgun then made off with £1,200.Kent Police said the pair forced their way into The Money Shop on 7 December, punched and kicked a woman employee, threatened her with a handgun then made off with £1,200.
Three days later they threatened two members of staff, one of whom was seven months pregnant, with a handgun at Thomas Cook in Sandwich, where they stole £20,000. Three days later they threatened two members of staff, one of whom was seven months' pregnant, with a handgun at Thomas Cook in Sandwich, where they stole £20,000.
They made off with nearly £9,000 from the Thomas Cook raid in Hythe on 14 December after tying up two staff members and two customers with duct tape and threatening to kill one while they waited for her to open the safe.They made off with nearly £9,000 from the Thomas Cook raid in Hythe on 14 December after tying up two staff members and two customers with duct tape and threatening to kill one while they waited for her to open the safe.
At the Hove travel agent's Cristo hit a woman cleaner numerous times on the head with a gun before getting away with more than £26,000 . At the travel agent's in Hove, East Sussex, Cristo hit a woman cleaner numerous times on the head with a gun before getting away with more than £26,000.
The haul from the four raids was in various currencies as well as holiday vouchers and travellers cheques.The haul from the four raids was in various currencies as well as holiday vouchers and travellers cheques.
Cristo was arrested on board a plane about to fly to Portugal from Gatwick Airport on 31 December.Cristo was arrested on board a plane about to fly to Portugal from Gatwick Airport on 31 December.
He admitted eight charges, while Joseph pleaded guilty to six.He admitted eight charges, while Joseph pleaded guilty to six.