Cage fighter jailed over £53m raid

Cage fighter Lee Murray, 30, was told he will spend the next decade in prison at a hearing in Rabat, Kent Police said.

The sentence was for his role co-ordinating the audacious raid at the cash depot in Tonbridge, Kent, on February 21, 2006.

Last June the Moroccan authorities refused to extradite Murray,

originally from Sidcup, after establishing his Moroccan nationality, but detectives have worked closely with their overseas colleagues to ensure Murray does not escape justice.

He has been held in prison since his arrest several months after the raid and has already served time for drug offences.

Detective Superintendent Mick Judge said: "I'm pleased Murray will now begin serving a significant prison sentence for his part in the Tonbridge robbery."

He said six men have now been sentenced to a total of 156 years imprisonment, adding: "We must not forget the traumatic experience the Dixons and the Securitas employees went through that night in 2006 – held at gunpoint and fearing for their lives."