A man who played a key role in the £53m Tonbridge Securitas robbery has been sentenced to 10 years in a Moroccan jail.

Lee Murray was said to have taken part in the heist in 2006.

Securitas staff and their family members were held at gunpoint - and locked in money cages while the robbers made off with the cash.

The 30-year-old, originally from Sidcup, was considered to be Moroccan and couldn't be extradited to this country.

Six other men have already been sentenced through the UK courts.

Kent Police's Senior investigating officer Detective Superintendent Mick Judge said: "I'm pleased Murray will now begin serving a significant prison sentence for his part in the Tonbridge robbery.

"Officers investigating the £53m robbery have put six men before the courts in the UK and they have been sentenced to a total of 156 years imprisonment.

"We must not forget the traumatic experience the Dixons and the Securitas employees went through that night in 2006 - held at gunpoint and fearing for their lives.

"I'm pleased that Murray, who played a key role in the conspiracy to kidnap the Dixons and rob the depot, has now been held accountable."

The robbers kidnapped depot manager Colin Dixon and his family in order to gain access to the Securitas depot in Tonbridge on the night of Tuesday 21 February in 2006.

A team from Kent Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit launched a full-scale investigation that quickly uncovered the gang's involvement.

A team of 100 officers and support staff were assigned to the inquiry and within two weeks vehicles and equipment used in the robbery had been recovered along with over £21m in cash and a number of people had been charged and remanded in custody.

On sentencing, Judge Mr Justice Penry-Davey commended Kent Police officers and staff involved in the investigation.