The Antwerp Diamond Heist

February 16, 2003. One of the smartest crimes ever committed took place.

It didn’t look like a robbery. It looked impossible. Six ordinary men pulled it off.

No guns. No masks. No violence. Their weapon was planning.

They targeted one of Europe’s most secure diamond vaults, protected by heat sensors,

motion detectors, magnetic locks, and alarms designed to detect vibrations. Days before the

heist, they secretly installed a tiny camera to record the vault’s access code.

On the night of the crime, they cut the power. In total darkness, they fooled the

heat sensors using simple hairspray, then blocked motion detectors with basic insulation material.