August 12, 2009

$65 Million Heist

Posted in Diamond Industry News at 4:09 pm by sweetmomentsbythediamondspecialists

Two well-dressed men walked into Graff Diamonds, in London, pulled out guns, took a hostage and escaped with $65 million worth of jewelry.

Two of the 43 stolen items were described as a flower necklace with 272 diamonds and a pair of triple-hoop earrings with 216 gems.

A 50 year old suspect has been arrested, but the second gentlemen and two others who participated in the getaway are still at-large.

In 2003, Graff Diamonds suffered another heist, losing $38 million. Nebojsa Denic, a member of the infamous Pink Panther gang was arrested and convicted for that crime.

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