KP cert numbers for Antwerp heist diamonds released

by eyetee | February 26, 2013 2:31 pm

SB_bigstock-Rough-diamonds- — A list of Kimberley Process (KP) certificate numbers has been released for the diamonds stolen from the hold of an airplane at Brussels International Airport.

The European Union (EU) has released Kimberley Process (KP) certificate numbers for $50 million of rough diamonds stolen from an airplane in Antwerp.

In a heist straight out of a Hollywood flick, thieves swiped the stones from the hold of a Swiss-bound aircraft at Brussels International Airport on Feb. 18.

The EU and the World Diamond Council (WDC) are warning the trade to be on the lookout for diamonds carrying the following KP certificate numbers:

EU00503581
EU00503589
EU00503613
EU00503619
EU00503620
EU00503623
EU00503626
EU00503634
EU00503637
EU00503640
EU00503644
EU00503649
EU00503650
EU00503654
EU00503657
EU00503669
EU00503670
EU00503671
EU00503673
EU00503674
EU00503676
EU00503678
EU00503683
EU00503684
EU00503685
EU00503687
EU00503673

Anyone offered these diamonds is asked to contact authorities in their country.

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