Lea Rusha

Experienced criminal convicted as a principal participant in the 2006 Securitas depot robbery in Tonbridge, the largest cash robbery in British history at the time.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, charges and contextual links are kept distinct. Relationship labels state the legal or factual basis of the connection.

Background

Rusha had prior convictions for violence and theft before the Securitas raid.

Role in the case

Prosecutors said he organized reconnaissance of depot manager Colin Dixon’s home and played a direct role in the robbery.

Evidence / operation

Police later found £8.6 million of stolen cash in a lock-up garage near his home.

Legal outcome

In January 2008 he was convicted with four other defendants over the £53 million raid.

Graph role

His graph role links the Securitas robbery, the kidnapping of the Dixon family, Tonbridge, and the cash-recovery network.

Network links

– Securitas depot robbery — participant; convicted – Tonbridge, Kent — robbery location – Kidnapping of the Dixon family — robbery preparation / coercion context

Direct people links

– Stuart Royle — co-convicted robber – Roger Coutts — co-convicted robber – Emir Hysenaj — co-convicted robber – Jetmir Bucpapa — co-convicted robber

Sources

– The Guardian. The Securitas robbers (2008-01-28). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jan/28/ukcrime.duncancampbell4 – The Guardian. Armed gang convicted of Securitas robbery (2008-01-28). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jan/28/ukcrime.markoliver