A gang of armed men stole £500,000 of cigarettes and £18,000 cash from the depot in January 2010, just a week after an aborted robbery at the same site.
Mabs Zar, who was deputy manager of the depot, was jailed for eight years, and Ravi Kumar, who also had a senior role at the depot, was jailed for four years. Alaimaga Thangarajam, Thalaya-sigham Krishnakumar and Balasingham Kathir were sentenced to four years.
Sentencing Zar, recorder Stephen Linehan QC said: "It's a significantly aggravating feature that having been trusted in a position of responsibility, trusted with the code to protect your employer's property, you betrayed that trust."
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