Millions of pounds worth of gems stolen in the daring Hatton Garden heist

[Webster6]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3029066/Robbery-gang-use-heavy-cutting-equipment-break-vault-Hatton-Garden-jewellery-district-steal-300-safety-deposit-boxes.html

The estimated £200million-worth of jewels and diamonds stolen in the Hatton Garden gem heist 'are already out of the country', an expert has claimed.

Thieves used heavy-duty cutting equipment to break into a vault packed with jewels in London's diamond district after abseiling down a lift shaft in a meticulously-planned raid over the weekend.

The gang are thought to have struck on the Thursday night after workers had left the City for the long Easter weekend, giving them four days to break into around 70 safety deposit boxes kept in an underground vault.

As London's jewellers waited to find out if their gems were among the huge number taken, former Flying Squad chief Barry Phillips told how stolen goods were usually whisked overseas in the hours immediately after similar raids.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-32215206

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/08/europe/london-hatton-garden-heist/

[thejazz97]

This deserves a pat on the back and a few slaps on the wrist. That's quite a steal.

[Lockout Casualty]

Are we sure this bank job wasn't used as cover to snatch raunchy royal pics?

[desiboynux4lifee*******]

GTA

[Drakrami]

wow. probably stole a fortune. What crap security... There are security lapses because of Easter Holiday? That's a joke.

[inane]

Security just left for the weekend?

They just disable the alarms?

Not the brightest bunch running this thing...

[drummer4now]

Security just left for the weekend?

They just disable the alarms?

Not the brightest bunch running this thing...

Believe or not a lot of these so called "high security places" have laxed security because they think no would be ballsy enough to attempt..

[TheRussianRocket.]

Thieves deserve it. That's some precise planning and execution.

[inane]

Believe or not a lot of these so called "high security places" have laxed security because they think no would be ballsy enough to attempt..

Seems unbelievable, no cameras anywhere? No $10/hour rent a cop? Nothing?

[Hunter_74]

At first i thought that must have been a lot of jewels to carry. Then i realized pounds is also a currency

[Heretic]

Ocean's 14.

[drummer4now]

Ocean's 14.

No please don't bring that hollywood crap into this..

This is mastermind worthy.

[Heretic]

No please don't bring that hollywood crap into this..

This is mastermind worthy.

Yes....just saying, they may make it a movie - didn't say it would be good.

[2SKATES1STICK]

better than a movie. wow eh

[Hidden Panda]

Are we sure this bank job wasn't used as cover to snatch raunchy royal pics?

The opening scene of that movie and me wondering how it was rated 14-A haha

[KFBR392]

Sounds fun.

[Dazzle]

According to Google, 200 million pounds works out to be ~373 million Canadian.

Ouch!

[Webster6]

What would you guys do with 1/3 of a billion dollars?

[thejazz97]

What would you guys do with 1/3 of a billion dollars?

Half to charities, foundations, etc that help worldwide. Half to me.

[drummer4now]

Half to charities, foundations, etc that help worldwide. Half to me.

Good man