Masterminds wouldn’t rob a local currency

TO be a ‘good’ robber one must rob something negotiable.

Masterminds wouldn’t rob a local currency
Mon, 07 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

The idea that the IRA masterminded the Belfast bank raid only to end up with large denomination new notes of one of Europe’s most localised currencies is unbelievable.

This might yet become known as the Great Waste Paper Robbery. Before Christmas it was essential to the peace process that the IRA made a statement to deny any involvement in crime.

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