If cards takeover is a separate matter. The business that is cash is still a large trade. If you go outside a major city area it feels apt to say. If you study it any further it’s a fact of the matter.
There are many gang families surviving off the proceeds of cash crime. They keep stores by themselves. They traffic currency in large amounts.
Public standoffs
The culture we live in is writ large by it. The ‘stings’ on customers of the same pubs. The same shop units raided over and over. The same public transport hubs swooped on by gang networks.
It’s the sort of crime that follows its lucre. The eyes of those involved are greedy. They cold step public areas to check crowds. They befriend to seek data on income.
Inside jobs
There are stories in London of alternative methods used. One involves getting a job in the sector targeted. This entails lying to employer and employees. It’s not a popular role.
It concludes in a raid on the premises. It may involve firearms. It may involve threats. It may involve physical violence.
There have been attempts only during opening hours. At other times a few members of staff are present. It can rope managers in.
Low hopes
The foreboding of an attempt is enough for some to quit. They leave their roles because they have doubts about security.
I’ve heard managers in London say it worries them to ask staff to handle cash. It can’t be helped. It’s necessary to its business.
