Posts in category: International

Surat, India – On August 17, 2021, the Times of India published a report on a racket that provided Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA’s) original certificates for lower quality diamonds. Click within to read the article.

Paris, France – On July 27, 2021, an armed subject robbed a high-end jewelry store of 2 to 3 million euros ($2.3 to $3.5 million). Click within to learn more.

London, England – On July 20, 2021, prosecutors accused 60-year-old Lulu Lakatos of posing as a gem expert who purportedly sought to value seven diamonds on behalf of wealthy Russian buyers in March 2016.

Venice, Italy – On June 14, 2021, 8 people were arrested for attempting to commit a robbery at a jewelry store in 2017. Click within to view footage of the attempted robbery.

Madrid, Spain – On May 4, 2021, shortly after 1:40 p.m., a 47-year-old jewelry store owner was injured during a robbery. 

Paris, France – At the end of December 2020, eight people were arrested after a year-long criminal investigation by Spanish and French police. Authorities suspect the group stole nearly 20 million euros worth of jewelry. 

Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines – On January 22, 2021, the son of former mayor Fahad Salic was charged as one of the four robbers involved in a gunpoint robbery at a jewelry store.

Istanbul, Turkey – On March 30, 2020 the Daily Sabah reported that a group of burglars recently climbed on top of the roof of a marketplace. The subjects  then broke into a jewelry shop. 

Sydney, Australia – On March 19, 2020, shortly after 3:20 a.m., three subjects armed with hammers and baseball bats smashed the front doors of a jewelry store.