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LA highway heist: Thieves make off with millions in gems, gold
International Gem and Jewelry Show president called it 'one of the largest jewelry heists ever'
By Timothy Nerozzi FOXBusiness
Jewelry thieves struck a heavily-guarded truck outside Los Angeles this month and made off with tens of millions of dollars in gems.
The burglars descended on a Brink's Security vehicle in the wee hours of July 11 at about 2 a.m.
After two security guards, both armed, stepped away from the truck for a few minutes, the robbers made their move.
The group of men made off with containers full of gems and gold that totaled in the tens of millions of dollars.
The robbers pulled off the entire stunt in less than half an hour.
"We are looking at more than $100 million in documented losses," International Gem and Jewelry Show President Arnold Duke told the Los Angeles Times. "This was an absolutely huge crime. One of the largest jewelry heists ever. We are talking gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and loads of luxury watches."
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