Three men who took part in a string of armed bank robberies across London have been jailed for a total of 46 years, according to the Met Police.
The court heard that a total of £38,900 was stolen during the robberies on banks in Swiss Cottage, Notting Hill, Kensington, Camden, Shepherd's Bush and The Strand.
Jason Byrne, 45, of Carlton Vale, Kilburn, was found guilty on July 8 of six armed robberies that took place between April 1 and October 8 2014 and was, this week, jailed for 22 years, police said.
John Monaghan, 54, of Granville Road, Kilburn, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to his involvement in three of the robberies and was jailed for 14 years.
Paul Wiltshire, 47, of no fixed address, also pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to his involvement in one offence and was jailed for 10 years.
All three were sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Friday (July 17).
Police said the court heard that Byrne took part in all the robberies, threatening bank employees with a handgun, demanding they hand over cash.
Monaghan and Wiltshire acted as his look-outs, watching the exits, the Met added.
Operation Buzzsaw was launched by detectives from the Flying Squad who identified Byrne and others as suspects in the series of robberies.
On October 8 last year, detectives and firearms officers arrested Byrne and Wiltshire as they targeted a HSBC branch in Shepherd's Bush Green.
Both Byrne and Wiltshire were found to be in possession of an imitation firearm, two knives and a rucksack containing £4,500.
Monaghan was later identified and arrested.
Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Inspector Scott Hartley said: "I am pleased that these three criminals have received lengthy prison sentences.
"Operation Buzzsaw was a lengthy operation to identify, target and arrest Byrne and his associates, who showed no signs of slowing down their offending.
"As a result of the diligent and painstaking investigation by the Flying Squad, these criminals now begin considerable prison sentences."
