The greatest jewellery raid. When it comes to jewels, ambition and money are the protagonists. Commonly these items are extremely expensive for the material used in its manufacture, which is why these are a prey for thieves that are dedicated steal them.
Defying a large number of security guards, on April 7 a band made up of four men with their faces covered by scarves, jackets, gloves, boots and a hat; stole thousands of jewelry representing a value of $ 300 million.
The jewels were taken from a prestigious company of safes, which has 60 years in the business and is located at Hatton Garden, London; making it the biggest jewel heist in history.
Hatton Garden is a buildings area in London and is the jewels business hub of the city is like the platform to promote the area; really is the largest and most concentrated group of retail jewelry stores in the UK.
The story says that “the area of Hatton Garden has been the epicenter of London jewelry trade since medieval times” Currently, we can appreciate its international reputation as the leading diamond trade in London; truly one of the most unique, distinctive and popular jewelry sites of the world.
Amazing! A place that have so much security stalked up in that way, we are talking about gold, platinum, silver, diamonds, pearls jewelry and authentic precious stones. It was during a holiday weekend when the thugs pierced the wall of the vault where these goods were stolen.
Prosecutors handling the case said that the “four leaders and organizers of this conspiracy, brought with them extensive experience in planning and implementing a materialistic, serious and sophisticated crime”.
So much so, that this great heist took them exactly two years of planning; They bought the world best drill through Internet, of course, the choice of this tool was the key; because they had to make a huge hole in a wall of 50 centimeters (20 inches) wide to reach the vault in question.
The officers were surprised by the care and preparation that this band had to organize and execute the robbery. The protagonists of this story are behind bars: Carl Wood, 58; William Lincoln, 60; Jon Harbinson, 42; and Hugh Doyle, 48 years old. They are accused of being part of the conspiracy and to cooperate with plans and logistics for the biggest robbery in history.
The good news of this great scam is that most of the jewels have been recovered and taken to court, according to police reports; they have recovered a third of what was stolen this holiday weekend.
ALFA