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Raiders steal £2m from cash depot Raiders steal £2m from cash depot
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Nearly £2m in cash has been stolen in a raid at a NatWest bank processing centre in Staffordshire.Nearly £2m in cash has been stolen in a raid at a NatWest bank processing centre in Staffordshire.
A gang of up to five men raided the depot at the Amington industrial estate in Tamworth on Wednesday night.A gang of up to five men raided the depot at the Amington industrial estate in Tamworth on Wednesday night.
The intruders, who wore masks or crash helmets and high-visibility jackets, drove a skip lorry through the security fence and wall of the building.The intruders, who wore masks or crash helmets and high-visibility jackets, drove a skip lorry through the security fence and wall of the building.
No weapons were used in the raid and no-one was injured, said Staffordshire Police. The area has been sealed off. Staff feared violence but no weapons were used in the raid and no-one was injured, said Staffordshire Police.
Det Insp Bob Titley, of Staffordshire Police, said the raid was over very quickly but it had been a terrifying experience for staff.Det Insp Bob Titley, of Staffordshire Police, said the raid was over very quickly but it had been a terrifying experience for staff.
"Staff were working on the premises at the time. The area they were working on was attacked."Staff were working on the premises at the time. The area they were working on was attacked.
The raiders are thought to have escaped using a motorbike and carThe raiders are thought to have escaped using a motorbike and car
"Fortunately the outcome of this is that no violence or weapons were used. No-one from the staff side of things was injured. "Fortunately the outcome of this is that no violence or weapons were used. No-one... was injured. But of course you can imagine they were extremely traumatised and terrified from this incident."
"But of course you can image they were extremely traumatised and terrified from this incident." Forensic teams have sealed off the area around the centre in Sandy Way and are searching for clues.
The gang are believed to have used a motorcycle and a car to escape after the raid in Sandy Way, shortly after 2200 BST. The gang are believed to have used a motorcycle and a car to escape following the raid, shortly after 2200 BST.
They are believed to have driven along Pennine Way towards the A5 and the M42.They are believed to have driven along Pennine Way towards the A5 and the M42.