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Robberies in England Like a Money Heist Series come true

February 22 2006 or 16 years ago there was a robbery incident carried out by at least six people in Tonbridge, England. The robbery targeted the security company Securitas warehouse and succeeded in stealing money worth 92.5 million dollars or the equivalent of Rp. 599 billion at that time. Not only robbing, the perpetrator also kidnapped a manager, the story is similar to the Spanish television series Money Heist, about a phenomenal robbery. According to various sources, according to a statement issued by the Kent Police serious and organized crime unit, the largest robbery incident ever in England began Tuesday evening, February 21 2006. The robbery began with the kidnapping of a Securities manager. At around 18.30 on his way home from work he was stopped by a car without plates. The car is believed to be a police car, a Volvo with blue lights on the radiator grill

A passenger wearing a high-visibility jacket and police-style hat got out of the car and spoke to the manager. Not long after, the manager was taken into the car with his hands handcuffed. “The manager thought this was a real police officer, returned to the car and he was handcuffed,” police said, as quoted by Reuters. At almost the same time, the manager’s wife and son were visited at their home by two men. They claimed to be police officers and had come to inform that there had been an accident involving the manager. Under the guise of taking the family to the hospital, it turned out that these two people actually took them to a house. “His wife and son were taken from their home,” police said. Meanwhile, the Volvo carrying the manager meets a white van. The manager who had been handcuffed was then tied up and put in the van. They took the manager to an unknown location. According to authorities, the manager was threatened at gunpoint and told that his family would be at risk if he did not cooperate Still reporting from Reuters, at around 01:00 Wednesday, February 22 2006, the manager was taken by the kidnappers to the security company Securitas warehouse. A white truck also arrived there, and six men with at least some of them were armed. Fearing for his family’s safety, the manager helped them get into the building with a man posing as a police officer. The manager told staff members, some of whom initially believed the incident was a drill, to do as the robber said. They were tied up and forced to lie down or crouch as the robbers loaded bundles of cash into the back of the truck

At the end of the raid, 14 staff and the manager’s family were forced into a money-keeping cage. The gang left at around 2.15am and staff raised the alarm about an hour later. “No one was injured during the incident, but all staff were shocked by what happened,” police said. Kent Detective Inspector Paul Gladstone said in his statement that this robbery was a crime that was planned in detail over time. “A large sum of money running into millions of pounds has been stolen and we are determined to bring the robbers to justice