Police recover van used in Tonbridge raid

Detectives investigating Britain's biggest cash robbery believe they have found the Renault Midlum van used to removed the huge…

Detectives investigating Britain's biggest cash robbery believe they have found the Renault Midlum van used to removed the huge cash haul from Tunbridge-Wells Securitas depot last week.

The van is thought to have been used to dump the money cages in fields at the top of Detling Hill near Maidstone a few hours later.

Detectives have also released photographs of a Volvo similar to the one used by two bogus policeman to kidnap depot manager Colin Dixon last Tuesday evening on the A249 near Stockbury, and a silver Nissan Almera similar to the one driven by Mr Dixon that night.

Meanwhile, the search on a Kent farm continued last night in a bid to recover the £53m stolen from the depot, as officers continue to question four men in connection with the raid.

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Around a dozen police vehicles had parked outside the sprawling property in Staplehurst, and uniformed officers could be seen at work.

Kent Police initially refused to confirm that they were searching the farm, or whether it was thought to be the place where the depot manager was held hostage after being kidnapped.

Police have also carried out road checks at key sites across the county yesterday which have been linked to the audacious robbery.

At the farm police conducted a fingertip search of thick undergrowth and grassland near the remote farm buildings on Chart Hill Lane.

Black-clad officers formed up in lines and walked slowly up and down scouring the ground, as others sealed the area with police tape.

They could also been seen examining a white hatchback car, caravan and other vehicles near a small shelter in the grounds.

A spokeswoman for Kent Police said they would not be commenting on any individual lines of inquiry