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Evening Standard
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Ben Bryant

How one criminal gang made off with more than £25m in jewellery, cash and watches from London’s mega mansions

It was when the taser appeared next to the croissant that I began to wonder if we were out of our depth.

It looked like a gun at first. The man on the table next to us had dropped it carelessly the way you might throw down your phone and keys.

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