Two men arrested over £53m heist

The £53m Securitas raid was the UK's largest cash robbery

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery in the £53m Securitas raid in Kent after early morning raids in coastal towns.

Houses in Whitstable, Herne Bay and Ramsgate, a business in Swalecliffe, a boxing and judo club in Herne Bay and a beach hut in Tankerton were searched.

A 46-year-old Whitstable man and a 26-year-old Ramsgate man were held at their homes in the raids on 9 November.

They have been released on police bail until 8 February.

Seeking extradition

Four women and seven men charged in connection with the robbery have been remanded to appear at the Old Bailey in London on 15 December.

Police are also seeking the extradition of another man, Lee Murray, a 26-year-old martial arts expert from Sidcup, south London, who was arrested in Morocco on 25 June.

Mr Murray is in custody pending extradition proceedings.

The Securitas raid in Tonbridge in February was Britain's biggest-ever cash robbery.