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North police smash east European crime gang

Police have smashed a gang of eastern Europeans who were suspected of targeting properties in Highland towns. The Press and Journal reported this week that organised groups of criminals had been blamed by police for a spate of break-ins across the north. Up to 50 incidents had been reported in recent weeks, with Chief Superintendent Julian Innes revealing that targets had been “planned and researched” – with thieves “casing the joint” before moving in.

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More than 50 criminal gangs operating in Cumbria – police

More than 50 organised crime gangs are operating in Cumbria, bringing with them the threat of violence, guns and drugs. The detective leading the force’s intelligence work has spelled out the level of threat facing the county from home-grown groups and criminals moving in from other areas.

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Hatton Garden thief wants to show police where he hid share of loot

One of the Hatton Garden jewellery thieves has claimed that police are ignoring his offer to show them where he hid his share of the loot.
Danny Jones, who has admitted his part in the £20m theft at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company, says he wants to be let out of his high security jail to show police where he hid his share of the loot………..

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Gang jailed after Winsor Bishop jewellery raid caught on camera

A gang of six men whose raid on a Norwich city centre jewellers was captured on camera have been jailed for a total of 37 years.
The men used picks, axes and sledgehammers to smash their way into the Winsor Bishop store on Wednesday, August 5, at around 10:50am…..

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Jewellery stolen in Marlow jewellers smash-and-grab

An 18-carat white sapphire and diamond cocktail ring is one of a number of pieces of jewellery stolen during a smash-and-grab raid in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, last month…..

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TOKYO POLICE ARRESTS TWO INTERNATIONAL JEWEL THIEVES

As a result of the worldwide circulation of an Interpol Purple Notice ( used to seek or provide information on modi operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals), the Tokyo police has recently arrested two Chinese suspects for stealing a diamond ring valued at $170,000. The arrest, according to Interpol, occurred on 20 August at Narita Airport…..

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Cannes and Monaco jewelers on full robbery alert for Pink Pandas

French police are warning Cannes and Monaco jewelers that a gang of jewel thieves may strike during the upcoming 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.

The group, named The Pink Pandas by Scotland Yard, is made up of smartly dressed Chinese men who pretend they are wealthy tourists.

The gang’s modus operandi is that two or three of them stroll into a jewelery store and ask to be shown items which are on display in the window. They then select one, telling the shop assistant that they wish to offer it as a present and want it gift wrapped…..

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Thai police use colonoscope to retrieve £180,000 diamond that Chinese thief had hidden up her bottom

A Chinese woman was forced to undergo a colonoscopy after she stole a £180,000 diamond and swallowed it.
Despite originally protesting her innocence, the woman, identified as 39-year-old Jiang Xulian, confessed to the theft after a scan revealed it to be lodged in her large intestine.
Doctors armed with a colonoscope and medical pliers carried out the delicate operation at a hospital in Nonthaburi on Sunday….

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Mayors: Netherlands only seizes 1 percent of criminal earnings

The government should be more aggressive in seizing criminals’ earnings. At this stage the Netherlands is only seizing about 1 percent of the estimated 9.3 billion euros earned every year through drug trafficking, arms trafficking and human trafficking.

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Turkish police conducts second raid on Gülenist Koza-İpek group

Organized crime police searched the premises of Koza İpek Holding in Ankara for the second time after claims that $7.04 billion were illegally transferred to the holding’s bank accounts in Bahrain, Malta and Cyprus along with Kaynak Holding in Istanbul

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