According to the BBC, some have claimed that anyone wearing gold jewellery bought in the UK after 1983 is probably wearing Brink's-Mat. In 1996, about half of the gold, the portion which had been melted and recast, was thought to have found its way back into the legitimate gold market, including the reserves of the true owners, Johnson Matthey. Much of the three tonnes of stolen gold has never been recovered and the other four robbers were never convicted. Arrested in Spain and extradited, he was convicted of Cameron's murder in 2000 and received a life sentence. In 1996, Noye murdered motorist Stephen Cameron during a road rage incident. In January 1995, the High Court ordered McAvoy to make a payment of £27,488,299, making him responsible for the entire sum stolen. Īttempts by McAvoy to strike a deal to give back his share of the money in exchange for a reduced sentence failed, as by then the money had vanished. George Francis was later murdered and McAvoy was thought to be a suspect. He served seven years before being released in 1994.
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In 1986, Noye was found guilty of conspiracy to handle the Brink's-Mat gold, fined £500,000, plus £200,000 costs, and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Tried at the Old Bailey in December 1984, McAvoy was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for armed robbery.
At the resulting trial, the jury found him not guilty. In January 1985, he killed a police officer, DC John Fordham, whom he had discovered in his garden. Noye was placed under police surveillance. However, the sudden movement of large amounts of money through a Bristol bank came to the notice of the Bank of England, which informed the police. Noye melted down the bullion and recast it for sale, mixing in copper coins to disguise the source. Perry recruited Kenneth Noye, who was an expert in his field, to dispose of the gold. Micky McAvoy had entrusted part of his share to associates Brian Perry and George Francis. Scotland Yard quickly discovered the family connection and Black confessed to aiding and abetting the raiders, providing them with a key to the main door, and giving them details of security measures. One of the robbers, Brian Robinson, was caught after security guard insider Black, his brother-in-law, passed his name to investigating officers. In court, Palmer said he was unaware the gold was linked to the robbery and he was cleared of all charges. The occupier John Palmer, a local jeweller and bullion dealer, was arrested. No explanation has been given for the police's failure to follow up immediately on the tip-off.įourteen months later the premises were raided and the furnace was found. The couple were never asked to give a statement to police or give evidence in court. The police arrived and were shown the hut, but they said it was just beyond their jurisdiction and stated that they would pass the information on to the police responsible for that area. Suspecting it might be linked to the bullion robbery, they immediately informed the police.
Two days after the robbery, a couple saw a white-hot crucible operating in a garden hut at a neighbour's property near Bath, Somerset. The robbers thought that they were going to steal £3.2 million in cash, but they found three long tons (3,000 kilograms 98,000 troy ounces) of gold bullion and stole £26 million (equivalent to £100 million in 2020) worth of gold, diamonds, and cash. Once inside, they poured petrol over the staff and threatened them with a lit match if they did not reveal the combination numbers of the vault. The gang gained entry to the warehouse from security guard Anthony Black. It was described as "the crime of the century". The Brink's-Mat robbery occurred at 06:40 am on Saturday 26 November 1983 when six robbers broke into the Brink's-Mat warehouse, Unit 7 of the Heathrow International Trading Estate near Heathrow Airport in West London.
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