$1.7m in jewels stolen in Bangkok heist
BANGKOK. September 21. KAZINFORM. Three men posing as customers stole $1.7 million worth of jewels from a Bangkok gems fair over the weekend in what police Monday called the biggest heist in recent memory in Thailand; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
The men entered a booth at the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair on Saturday and asked the vendor to open a display case containing nearly 100 items with a reported value of 56 million baht ($1.7 million), then distracted her and ran off with it, said police Lt. Col. Pairote Rattanamanee, in charge of the investigation.
Apiwat Tiyasuksawat, the vendor who filed the complaint, told Thai media the case contained 60 rings, 28 bracelets, four necklaces and five amulets.
The most expensive items were a ruby and mixed gem ring worth 2 million baht ($60,000) and a variety of ruby and emerald earrings, said Sittaya Tiyasuksawat, the vendor's sister; Kazinform cites China Daily. See www.chinadaily.com.cn for full version.