Accused Hatton Garden mastermind made pigeon scarers

The Hatton Garden heist suspect known as ‘Basil’ served three years in jail for dealing drugs in the 1980s, a court heard. Michael Seed, 58, is accused of burgling the safety deposit box centre with a team of ageing criminals over the Easter bank holiday weekend in 2015. Seed is said to have deactivated the alarm at the Hatton Garden premises, allowing his accomplices to drill through the vault wall and swipe £14m worth of gold, jewels and cash. He…