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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Yahoo
Thieves steal pink diamond worth $25 million, caught hours later
Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth $25 million. "The Dubai Police General Command has foiled the theft of a very rare pink diamond, valued at $25 million," the police said in a statement shared by the United Arab Emirates' official news agency WAM. A diamond trader who had brought the jewel from Europe was lured to a villa by a crime gang under the pretense of a viewing by a potential wealthy client, police said. But the gem was stolen when the diamond dealer arrived for the bogus inspection, the statement added. "I just had a problem," a man can be heard saying on an emergency call released by the Dubai Media Office. "I came to meet a client to sell a diamond to them. They looked at the stone and now ... it's stolen." Within eight hours three people from an unspecified Asian country were arrested "thanks to the efforts of specialized and field teams, and by using the latest artificial intelligence technologies," police said. Video footage shared by the Dubai Media Office showed the three men with their faces blurred after their arrest as well as CCTV footage of the gang. Dubai is an important hub for diamond trading. Tightly controlled and policed, the UAE prides itself on its security and stability. The heist came just days after police said a group of thieves stole $2 million of merchandise from a family-owned jewelry store in Seattle in a daylight robbery that took only 90 seconds. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan on the Trump-Putin summit, sanctions and more Laufey on creating her own sound A robotics activist's remarkable crusade Solve the daily Crossword
News24
14 hours ago
- News24
Dubai police retrieve stolen diamond worth $25 million
Dubai police said on Monday that they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a $25 million pink diamond. 'The Dubai Police General Command has foiled the theft of a very rare pink diamond, valued at $25 million,' the police said in a statement shared by the United Arab Emirates' official news agency WAM. A diamond trader who had brought the jewel from Europe was lured to a villa by a crime gang under the pretence of a viewing by a potential wealthy client, police said. But the gem was stolen when the diamond dealer arrived for the bogus inspection, the statement added. Within eight hours, three people from an unspecified Asian country were arrested 'thanks to the efforts of specialised and field teams, and by using the latest artificial intelligence technologies,' police said. The Dubai Media Office shared video footage of the three men with their faces blurred after their arrest, as well as CCTV footage of the gang. Dubai is an important hub for diamond trading. Tightly controlled and policed, the UAE prides itself on its security and stability.
CBS News
14 hours ago
- CBS News
Thieves steal pink diamond worth $25 million in Dubai, then are caught hours later
Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth $25 million. "The Dubai Police General Command has foiled the theft of a very rare pink diamond, valued at $25 million," the police said in a statement shared by the United Arab Emirates' official news agency WAM. A diamond trader who had brought the jewel from Europe was lured to a villa by a crime gang under the pretense of a viewing by a potential wealthy client, police said. But the gem was stolen when the diamond dealer arrived for the bogus inspection, the statement added. "I just had a problem," a man can be heard saying on an emergency call released by the Dubai Media Office. "I came to meet a client to sell a diamond to them. They looked at the stone and now ... it's stolen." Within eight hours three people from an unspecified Asian country were arrested "thanks to the efforts of specialized and field teams, and by using the latest artificial intelligence technologies," police said. Video footage shared by the Dubai Media Office showed the three men with their faces blurred after their arrest as well as CCTV footage of the gang. Dubai is an important hub for diamond trading. Tightly controlled and policed, the UAE prides itself on its security and stability. The heist came just days after police said a group of thieves stole $2 million of merchandise from a family-owned jewelry store in Seattle in a daylight robbery that took only 90 seconds.
CTV News
15 hours ago
- CTV News
Dubai police retrieve stolen diamond worth US$25 million
Police in Dubai say they thwarted an attempted theft of an exceptionally rare pink diamond valued at US$25 million. (Dubai Media Office) Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth US$25 million. 'The Dubai Police General Command has foiled the theft of a very rare pink diamond, valued at $25 million,' the police said in a statement shared by the United Arab Emirates' official news agency WAM. A diamond trader who had brought the jewel from Europe was lured to a villa by a crime gang under the pretence of a viewing by a potential wealthy client, police said. But the gem was stolen when the diamond dealer arrived for the bogus inspection, the statement added. Within eight hours three people from an unspecified Asian country were arrested 'thanks to the efforts of specialised and field teams, and by using the latest artificial intelligence technologies,' police said. Video footage shared by the Dubai Media Office showed the three men with their faces blurred after their arrest as well as CCTV footage of the gang. Dubai Police thwarts an attempted theft of an exceptionally rare pink diamond valued at 25 million US dollars. The group of three individuals of Asian nationality were apprehended within eight hours.@DubaiPoliceHQ — Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 18, 2025 Dubai is an important hub for diamond trading. Tightly controlled and policed, the UAE prides itself on its security and stability.
Al Arabiya
16 hours ago
- Al Arabiya
Dubai Police foil $25mln pink diamond heist using AI tech
Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth $25 million. 'The Dubai Police General Command has foiled the theft of a very rare pink diamond, valued at $25 million,' the police said in a statement shared by the United Arab Emirates' official news agency WAM. A diamond trader who had brought the jewel from Europe was lured to a villa by a crime gang under the pretense of a viewing by a potential wealthy client, police said. But the gem was stolen when the diamond dealer arrived for the bogus inspection, the statement added. Within eight hours three people from an unspecified Asian country were arrested 'thanks to the efforts of specialized and field teams, and by using the latest artificial intelligence technologies,' police said. Video footage shared by the Dubai Media Office showed the three men with their faces blurred after their arrest as well as CCTV footage of the gang. Dubai is an important hub for diamond trading. Tightly controlled and policed, the UAE prides itself on its security and stability.
