Farmland in west Kent is being combed in a police search believed to be linked to the Ј53m armed robbery at a Securitas cash depot last week.
The grassland and buildings in Chart Hill Lane, Staplehurst, were surrounded by police vehicles on Tuesday.
Officers could be seen walking along in formation, conducting a fingertip search of the undergrowth.
Kent Police initially refused to confirm that the operation was in connection with the heist.
Family kidnapped
About a dozen police vehicles were parked around the farmland, one of them blocking a lane leading to some of the buildings.
Officers in dark clothing, including one dog handler, were patrolling the surrounding fields.
Examinations of several vehicles in the farm grounds could also be seen taking place.
Earlier on Tuesday, police released photos of cars similar to those involved in the kidnap of depot manager Colin Dixon, in the hope they would jog the memories of potential witnesses.
Mr Dixon and his wife and young son were kidnapped last Tuesday before the gang of robbers got away with their haul from the Securitas premises in Vale Road, Tonbridge.
(BBC)
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