INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
More than 100 tonnes of gold has been returned from London to Poland in a top-secret repatriation mission.The haul worth around $5bn
helicopter, and loaded onto a freighter plane and flown off to Poland.Amid the outbreak of the Second World War, the entire Polish gold
reserves were secretly transported across three continents to be stored in London, New York and Ottawa.Now, Poland has seen the gold that
was kept in the UK returned to them and placed in a high-security location.When it arrived in Poland on 22 November, the gold was loaded
into three armoured vehicles and accompanied with a full motorcade to undisclosed vaults.Image:The gold was moved in the middle of the night
Pic: G4SImage:Poland has stored the gold at a secret location
Pic: G4SIt took eight trips to transport the gold back to Narodowy Bank Polski, the country's central bank, where it will now be kept.Each
bullion was a standard issue London Good Delivery bar, which weighed 12.5kg each and were stamped with a serial number and marker which
showed the place they were produced.G4S Cash Solutions UK handled the operation
The firm's director John Lennox said: "The movements of the gold were meticulously planned in co-ordination with everyone, including the
police, the Bank of England, the Narodowy Bank Polski and G4S."Given the sensitivity this operation, we needed to be prepared for anything
Plans can change at short notice
Having a strong team, flexible and professional drivers, and making sure everyone was regularly updated meant the operation was a complete
success."Image:More than 100 tonnes of gold were moved by G4S
Pic: G4SG4S' managing director, Julian Haskard, called the repatriation operation a "historic day in the gold industry".Poland's banking
chief confirmed that the transfer of the gold had been completed, and added that a commemorative coin will be minted to celebrate.:: Listen
now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, SpreakerAs well as the original bars, Poland announced last year it would be buying a
including gold, as of the end of October.
