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Diamonds Stolen from Israel Bourse Event
Feb 3, 2019 9:16 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... A man allegedly stole a briefcase of diamonds worth tens of
thousands of dollars from the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) last week.
The theft took place on Monday at International
Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI), which ran for three days on the trading floor of
the Ramat Gan bourse.
A man in a sharp suit calmly snatched the case from under an
exhibitor’s table, before walking away, according to surveillance footage published
by Israeli broadcaster Kan (see Hebrew video below). IDE security officers quickly became aware the box
was missing, investigated the incident, and passed on the relevant details to
authorities, the bourse said.
Nine people from South America reportedly orchestrated the
incident. They came to Israel specifically to carry out the alleged crime, and
were arrested later in the week while trying to leave the country via the
Egyptian border, according to Kan. The
diamonds have been returned, the report added.
“This was a very sophisticated job which enabled the thieves
to get through the Israel Diamond Exchange security system, which is considered
the best of its kind in the world,” an IDE spokesperson told Rapaport News.
“The gang included nine suspects who, it is suspected, used fake passports,
some of which were given entry into the bourse and others were not.”
More than 350 foreign buyers attended IDWI from more than 30
countries, the exchange said.
Main image: From footage showing the alleged thief taking the suitcase of diamonds. (Kan/YouTube)
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Tags:
crime, IDE, Israel, Israel Diamond Exchange, Rapaport News, theft
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