![]() Just as banks have problems with robbers desiring their cash, those in the diamond trade have to constantly prepare for the possibility that one day, after years and years of nothing happening, they will be under attack. On Monday night, a well-organized group of armed men dressed like police officers swarmed a passenger plane in Brussels, Belgium, and made off with about $50 million worth of diamonds. Despite the heavy security, the unimaginable happened.ĭrag queens, fake beards, chocolates: Notable diamond heists When the security guard came to unlock the vault door on Monday morning, he found it already opened and the vault floor littered with millions of dollars worth of diamonds, gold, semiprecious gems and other items the thieves left behind. ![]() ![]() While the rest of the city was busy celebrating romance and love, these tenacious men peeled open safe deposit box after safe deposit box, leaving excess treasure on the ground like it was garbage. Over Valentine’s Day weekend in 2003, a group of Italian thieves broke into a massive vault in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium’s diamond district and got away with an estimated $500 million worth of precious stones and diamonds. Selby: Those tasked with securing highly valuable items should never grow complacent He says there are always clever people who will try to exploit any holes in the security Scott Andrew Selby: You can never let down the guard when it comes to diamonds On Tuesday, armed men pulled a heist and made off with about $50 million worth of diamonds ![]()
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