Diamond Jewellery Robbers Jailed

Published on 04/02/11

London police investigation into a large UK-based robbery network has resulted in 17 people being jailed for a total of more than 130 years today, 3 February.

In all, 29 men and one woman were involved. The rest will be sentenced tomorrow.

They conspired to commit a string of highly organised robberies and burglaries across London, the home counties and one offence in Antwerp, Belgium, and were convicted at Kingston-Upon-Thames Crown Court throughout 2009 and 2010.

21 additional gang members were jailed in separate court hearings spread across the country between 2008 and 2010.