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Friday 13 November 2015

UK s Biggest Audacious Millennium Dome Heist Fifteen Years On [Photos+Video]

Audacious Millennium Dome heist fifteen years on
Last week was the anniversary of the attempted robbery of the Millennium Star at Millennium Dome's diamond exhibition in Greenwich.
On November 7, 2000. A gang attempted to ram-raid the De Beers diamond exhibition which was being held in the dome at the time. The gang had then planned to escape via the Thames in a speedboat.

The De Beers diamond exhibition had a number of jewels on display including the Millennium Star, a flawless 203.04 carats gem which was estimated to be worth more than £200 million and considered one of the most perfect gems in the world.
Also on display were priceless blue diamonds. The attempted robbery was foiled by the Flying Squad with assistance from surveillance teams, armed units, Kent Constabulary and elements of the military.
The combined team had already had the gang members under surveillance for more than five months following their suspected role in a number of previous armoured robberies.
The operation to foil the robbery was the biggest operation undertaken in the Flying Squad's history and at trial the judge in the case commended the way it was carried out.
If the heist had succeeded, then with a haul of £350 million worth of diamonds, it would have become the biggest robbery in history at the time.
Watch DCI John Swinfield explain how the heist was foiled.

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