Reports (en)

‘Pink Panther’ gang implicated in theft of maharajahs’ jewels from Venice’s Doge’s Palace

A suspected member of the notorious Pink Panther gang of thieves was among five men arrested for the brazen theft of jewels from a Mughal collection on display in Venice earlier this year. …..

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‘Ocean’s Eleven’-like crew used acrobats, strongmen and techies in bold jewel heists: Authorities

The “incredibly sophisticated” burglary crew that stole $2 million worth of merchandise from a Manhattan jewelry store in December 2016 — and another $2 million worth from a Los Angeles jewelry store three months later — had every specialist needed for their caper.
Acrobats, strongmen and electronics experts were part of the so-called Pejcinovic Enterprise, named for alleged ringleader Damir Pejcinovic, which federal prosecutors in New York said struck 16 times between 2006 and 2017 in the United States and Europe, according to New York federal prosecutors…..

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Serbian Businessman With Organized Crime Ties to Profit Big in Airport Deal

Stanko Subotic, a businessman twice indicted for cigarette smuggling and known for his links to an alleged drug lord, is set to make millions from the expansion of Belgrade’s airport.

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Terrifying jewelry heist in mall captured on CCTV and shopper’s camera

A goldsmith in Taman Bangi Avenue’s CS Supermarket was the scene of a dramatic stick-up last Friday, with two videos of the incident being leaked online. The time stamp in the second clip indicates the robbery occurred at 1:45pm, on Friday, October 12.

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Couple sought over jewellery shop robbery

Police on Wednesday said they are trying to locate a couple in connection with the theft of 50 rings worth €20,000 from a Paphos jewellery shop. The couple entered the shop located on the Makarios Avenue on Tuesday and….

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Motorbike gang smash their way into Pandora jewellery store

Four men on two motorbikes raided the Pandora store at Whiteley Shopping Centre at 1.40am on Wednesday, forcing open the shutters and front door…..

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A reported $1 million worth of jewellery has been stolen during the weekend of a top secret Paris ceremony

AN EXTRAVAGANT Saudi wedding in Paris that was attended by Oprah Winfrey and her best friend Gayle King quickly turned to disaster for one princess after $1 million worth of her jewellery was reportedly stolen.

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Fur coats worth €121,000 stolen from Ayia Napa shop

Fur coats and jackets worth €121,000  were stolen from an Ayia Napa shop early on Tuesday morning. Police said that the shop’s alarm had gone off at 5.30 am, and the owner who lived in a building next to the shop went downstairs to see what was happening. On entering the shop, he saw that the fur coats were missing.

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International crime ring believed behind jewellery theft (updated)

An international crime ring, members of which have recently arrived in Cyprus, appear to be behind the break in at a jeweller’s shop in Limassol early on Monday, police believe. “We are targeting a certain crime ring, which must have arrived on the island lately, and seems to have begun operating,” Limassol police chief Ioannis Sotiriades said at the crime scene. Jewellery of an as yet unknown value was stolen at dawn on Monday from the jeweller’s shop in Limassol.

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Moped gang ‘armed with knives and acid’ launch £100,000 raid on jewellers

A moped gang has stolen £100,000 worth of goods from a jewellers in Wimbledon Village. The four thieves, who threatened people with knives and ‘acid’, launched the daring raid in the upmarket area of London at around 12.45pm on Wednesday.

 

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