Cage fighter gets 18 years for €57m heist

A CAGE fighter who helped plan Britain’s largest ever cash robbery was jailed for 18 years yesterday after admitting his role in the plot.

Paul Allen was the trusted lieutenant of Lee “Lightning” Murray, who masterminded the £53 million (€57.64m) robbery at theSecuritas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.

After the hold-up in February 2006, Allen fled to Morocco with Murray, a fellow cage fighter.

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