Editing Brink's-Mat robbery (section)

{{short description|1983 bullion robbery in London}}
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The '''Brink's-Mat robbery''' was one of the [[List of heists in the United Kingdom|largest robberies]] in British history, with [[pound sterling|£]]26&nbsp;million (equivalent to £{{Format price|{{Inflation|UK|26000000|1983}}}} in {{Inflation/year|UK}}{{Inflation/fn|UK}}) worth of [[gold bullion]], diamonds, and cash stolen. It occurred at the Heathrow International Trading Estate, [[London]], on 26 November 1983, from a warehouse operated by Brink's-Mat, a former joint venture between US security company [[Brink's]] and London-based company MAT Transport. The bullion was the property of [[Johnson Matthey]] Bankers Ltd. Micky McAvoy and Brian Robinson were convicted of armed robbery. Most of the gold has never been recovered. [[Lloyd's of London]] paid out for the losses, and several shooting deaths have been linked to the case.