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6. OK. this is interesting: It's the 10 year anniversary of the enormous Antwerp Diamond Heist
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:54 AM
Feb 2013

The Antwerp Diamond Heist, dubbed the "heist of the century",[1] was a theft of loose diamonds, gold, and other jewelry valued at more than $100 million.[2][3] The heist took place during the weekend of February 15–16, 2003, in the Antwerp Diamond Centre, located in the centre of the gem district in Antwerp, Belgium. The Antwerp centre heist was the largest diamond heist in history until surpassed by the Schiphol Airport diamond heist in 2005-February-25 and estimated at $118 million.[1][4]

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The theft is believed to have been carried out by a five-man team, headed by Leonardo Notarbartolo.[1] Notarbartolo had rented space in the diamond center, and was arrested after being connected to the crime by DNA evidence from a partially eaten sandwich found near the crime scene along with video tapes from the diamond centre.[9] He was found guilty of orchestrating the heist. He is considered to be the leader of a ring of Italian thieves called "The School of Turin"[3][10] who carried out the crime. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison,[1] but has since been released on parole.[11]

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n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_Diamond_Heist

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