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Tokyo cops arrest 7 members of ‘Pink Panda’ gang over thefts at jewelry show

Und wieder einmal Recht gehabt – hier die Meldung aus Tokyo – es waren Mitglieder von Pink Panda

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested seven Chinese nationals believed to be members of the so-called “Pink Panda” gang in the theft of jewels at an exposition in Koto Ward this week, reports TBS News (Jan. 26).

Over the course of the International Jewelry Tokyo show at Tokyo Big Sight, which began on Wednesday, Tokyo police arrested the seven male and female suspects over the alleged theft of pearls and necklaces valued at around 15 million yen from dealers.

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JSA Offering $10K Reward in Calif. Murder

Highland, Calif.–The Jewelers’ Security Alliance is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of two men wanted in connection with a fatal attempted robbery last week.
According to the JSA, the suspects entered a jewelry and pawn shop in Highland, California, at 12:58 p.m. on Jan. 10, threw a Molotov cocktail on the counter and then opened fire…..

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Italy breaks up Chinese crime ring involved in drugs, prostitution

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Italy ordered the arrest of 33 people on Thursday on suspicion of running a Chinese mafia group involved in gambling, prostitution and drugs, and which dominated the transport of Chinese goods across Europe.

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Investigation Highlights Miami’s Role in Turning ‘Dirty Gold’ Into ‘Clean Cash’

A new journalistic investigation reveals the inner workings of Miami’s dirty gold trade, which has helped powerful Latin American crime groups whitewash their criminal profits.

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Ex-personal assistant charged with $1.2-million wine theft from top Goldman Sachs executive

A former personal assistant to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Co-President David Solomon is accused of stealing more than $1.2 million worth of rare wine from his boss.

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Hatton Garden jewellery heist gang told to repay millions

Prosecutors are seeking to recoup almost £14 million from the gang behind the Hatton Garden jewellery heist. The so-called diamond wheezers — John “Kenny” Collins, 77, Daniel Jones, 63, Terry Perkins, 69, Brian Reader, 78, and William Lincoln, 60, were given sentences of between six and seven years after the gang raided 73 boxes at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company over Easter 2015 in Britain’s biggest burglary.

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Men wanted in $2M jewelry heist at Sugar Land store

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Sugar Land police are looking for two men who they said got away with $2 million worth of jewels after they smashed display cases in a jewelry store. Surveillance video captured the men just before 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 inside Hutton`s Jewelry and Gifts in the 2700 block of Town Center Boulevard.

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Five men charged over Michael Spiers armed robbery in Truro

…..Devon and Cornwall Police have now said that five men – from Bristol, Newquay, Norfolk and Lithuania – have been charged in connection with the incident…..

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Employee pistol whipped during robbery at Central Fresno jewelry store

VIDEO!
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno Police are searching for two men caught on surveillance video robbing a Central Fresno jewelry store….

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WATCH THIS SNEAKY THIEF STEAL THE ‘WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE’ BOTTLE OF VODKA FROM A DANISH BAR

That’s $1.3 million worth of booze. An audacious thief made away with the « world’s most expensive » bottle of vodka from a Copenhagen bar. Watch the sneaky bastard pull of his hooch heist below:

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