When Black turned up for work, he unlocked a side door and signalled to a group of men waiting in a blue transit van outside. Using information provided by Black and using him to allow them to gain access, they planned to force their way into the warehouse at 6.30am on November 26, 1983.
A re-creation of the raid in Channel 4's Brink's Mat: The Greatest Heist drama recreation. The two seasoned criminals hatched a plan. Over time, he cultivated Black, eventually letting him in on the scheme and introducing him to his partner-in-crime Micky McAvoy. Known as 'The Colonel', Robinson had a long history of armed robberies and was well known to the police. Robinson was aware of the regular sums of money passing through the Brink's-Mat warehouse - up to £2m on occasion - and knew his brother-in-law gave him, quite literally, a foot in the door. He leapt at the opportunity and, in doing so, put himself in the debt of the man who would become the criminal mastermind behind the raid. His elder sister, Jennifer, revealed her partner, Brian Robinson, had a flat available. There was CCTV, advanced deadlocks and always a team of security guards.Īs he settled into life he looked for somewhere of his own to live.
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