Three men have been found guilty of being involved in the £14 milllion Hatton Garden raid – believed the biggest burglary in British history.
The gang of thieves carried out the “sophisticated” and meticulously planned break-in over the Easter weekend last year.
They ransacked 73 boxes at Hatton Garden Safety Deposit Ltd after using a drill to bore a hole into the vault wall.
Valuables worth up to £14 million, including gold, diamonds and sapphires, were taken.
Two thirds of them remain unrecovered.
Carl Wood, 58, of Elderbeck Close, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire; and William Lincoln, 60, of Winkley Street, Bethnal Green, east London, were convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property.
Jon Harbinson, 42, of Beresford Gardens, Benfleet, Essex, was cleared of the two offences.
Plumber Hugh Doyle, 48, of Riverside Gardens, Enfield, north London, was found guilty of concealing, converting or transferring criminal property between January 1 and May 19 this year.
None of the men showed any reaction as they were convicted.
Another thief, known only as “Basil”, let his co-conspirators into the building by opening the fire escape from inside. He has not been identified.
All of the men are due to be sentenced by Judge Christopher Kinch QC on March 7.