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| Man in court over Securitas raid | Man in court over Securitas raid |
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| A 29-year-old man extradited from Morocco has appeared before a court charged in connection with the UK's biggest cash robbery. | |
| Paul Allen, from Chatham, was handed over to the UK authorities following an extradition hearing, in which a Moroccan court agreed to the move. | Paul Allen, from Chatham, was handed over to the UK authorities following an extradition hearing, in which a Moroccan court agreed to the move. |
| He was remanded in custody by Maidstone Magistrates' Court in Kent. | |
| Five men were found guilty and jailed this week for involvement in the £53m raid on the Tonbridge Securitas depot. | Five men were found guilty and jailed this week for involvement in the £53m raid on the Tonbridge Securitas depot. |
| They were convicted on kidnap, robbery and firearms charges. | They were convicted on kidnap, robbery and firearms charges. |
| Mr Allen is charged with one charge of conspiracy to rob an employee of Securitas, three charges of conspiracy to kidnap, six charges of possessing an illegal firearm, one charge of robbery and three charges of kidnap between 1 July 2005 and 23 February 2006. | |
| He was extradited from Morocco on Thursday after being arrested there in 2006 and held at a prison in Rabat on unrelated charges. | |
| He is due to appear at the Central Criminal Court on 8 February. |