SecurityPac has a good track record. In 55% of all robberies where it has been used, the loot, or part of it, has been recovered immediately after the robbery. Robbers do not wish to attract attention to themselves by being enveloped in a cloud of red smoke. They prefer to drop the smoking bag, jump into their getaway car and leave no richer than they came.

In addition to being ostentatious at the time of the robbery, the smoke also dyes the other bank-notes in the same bag, making them useless.