/ 19 November 2000

3 ARRESTED FOR DIAMOND THEFT

THREE men, including an SA Revenue Services employee, are expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court this week for apparently stealing R6,1m worth of diamonds from the Johannesburg International Airport. Police recovered about R5m worth of the diamonds. Last Wednesday a parcel containing the precious stones was locked in a safe at customs and excise at the airport. Two days later the owner of the diamonds went to pick up the package up and it was discovered that they were missing.