![]() The gang had used minicabs in a bid to hide their movements but their departure from the country was quickly established. Mr Stott said the 2016 theft was 'of the highest possible sophistication, planning, risk, and reward', adding it is thought to be the largest value single incident of shoplifting in British criminal history.įlying Squad detectives launched an investigation and retraced the group's movements across London as they plotted the heist. Two women had acted as lookouts for 'Anna' while a third woman was standing by with a change of clothes at a pub near Victoria Station. Jovanovic and another man, Christophe Stankovic, had carried out surveillance on Boodles and were loitering nearby on the day of the theft. The following day, the Boodles director spoke with the fake buyer, who confirmed the money would be transferred.īut suspicious staff x-rayed the bag then opened it to discover they had been left with pebbles, the court heard. Within three hours of the theft, they had all returned to France either by train or car. The padlocked bag containing the 'diamonds' was then returned to the safe.Īfter leaving the shop, Anna met up with her associates on the street and handed the diamonds over before the group split up. ![]() She swapped the gems for pebbles and slipped the stones into pre-cut tissue paper, placing them inside opaque boxes she had brought with her. Prosecutor Philip Stott told Southwark Crown Court how 'Anna' entered Boodles to view the diamonds and waited for a diversional telephone call from one of her accomplices. The 27-year-old, from Le Blanc-Mesnil in France, was jailed for three years and eight monthsīoodles received a phone call stating that the buyers' representative, a gemmologist named 'Anna', would be attending the Mayfair shop under the pretence of appraising the diamonds.īoodles' gemmologist Emma Barton met with 'Anna' who was taken to the basement of the jewellery store for a viewing on March 10. Mickael Jovanovic was part of a crack team of criminals who tricked staff at Boodles into handing over £4million worth of jewels.
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