The trial of four men charged in connection with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid - over which a Dartford man has already pleaded guilty - will begin today.
Valuables, including precious gems, worth up to £20 million were taken when thieves broke into Hatton Garden Safe Deposit over the Easter weekend.
Carl Wood, 58, of Elderbeck Close, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, William Lincoln, 60, of Winkley Street, Bethnal Green, east London and Jon Harbinson, 42, of Beresford Gardens, Benfleet, Essex, are charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between May 17 2014 and 7.30am on April 5 this year.
Thieves broke into the Hatton Garden vault by drilling through the wall.
Hugh Doyle, 48, of Riverside Gardens, Enfield, north London, is jointly charged with them on one count of conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property between January 1 and May 19 this year.
He also faces an alternative charge of concealing, converting or transferring criminal property between April 1 and May 19 this year.
They all deny the charges at Woolwich Crown Court in south east London.
A jury of six men and six women has been told the trial is expected to last four weeks, but that it could run into next year.
The ransacked safe deposit box
Before being sworn, jurors were asked if they had any connection with the jewellery trade or Hatton Garden, or if they knew anyone who suffered losses in the burglary.
Detectives believe the raid was carried out after thieves used a drill to bore a hole 20in deep, 10in high and 18in into the wall of a vault.
Once inside, the gang ransacked 73 safety deposit boxes, taking items worth between £15 million and £20 million.
Brian Reader, 76, has pleaded guilty over his involvement in the heist
Brian Reader, 76, of Dartford Road, Dartford has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.
John Collins, 75, of Bletsoe Walk, Islington, Daniel Jones, 58, of Park Avenue, Enfield and Terry Perkins, 67, of Heene Road, Enfield also pleaded guilty to the same charges.
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They are due to be sentenced on a date to be confirmed.
Reader's son, Paul Reader, 50 of Dartford Road, was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between April 1 and 7 and conspiracy to convert criminal property - after the raid over the Easter Weekend.
All charged have been dropped against Mr Reader jnr.
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