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Chinese national Jianguo Meng, 46, is linked to over a dozen heists since 2012, including the theft of a diamond ring worth $1.5 million from Bahrain last year, and was subject to an Interpol Red Notice, the international police organization said on Friday.
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"In each case, two suspects entered the store and asked to be shown a selection of high-end diamond rings," the statement said.
"When a number of rings were out on the counter or table, the suspects would distract the salesperson by asking for directions or a business card, and then steal one of the rings when the vendor turned away."
Just wondering... would it really be that easy to distract the salespeople and steal the diamonds? I mean, if you're a salesperson showing a $1.5m ring to a customer, wouldn't you be super-nervous and make sure you keep your eye on the ring at all times? Or at least have increased security at the store? Seems a bit too lax if the salespeople didn't notice that a super-expensive ring vanished off the display counter...
Chinese national Jianguo Meng, 46, is linked to over a dozen heists since 2012, including the theft of a diamond ring worth $1.5 million from Bahrain last year, and was subject to an Interpol Red Notice, the international police organization said on Friday.
...
"In each case, two suspects entered the store and asked to be shown a selection of high-end diamond rings," the statement said.
"When a number of rings were out on the counter or table, the suspects would distract the salesperson by asking for directions or a business card, and then steal one of the rings when the vendor turned away."
Just wondering... would it really be that easy to distract the salespeople and steal the diamonds? I mean, if you're a salesperson showing a $1.5m ring to a customer, wouldn't you be super-nervous and make sure you keep your eye on the ring at all times? Or at least have increased security at the store? Seems a bit too lax if the salespeople didn't notice that a super-expensive ring vanished off the display counter...