# Astonishing story....

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/astonishing-story/35524>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [January 17, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/astonishing-story/35524 "2010-01-17T17:40:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![tacitus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@tacitus](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tacitus)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/astonishing-story/35524/1 "2010-01-17T17:40:27Z")

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_When the wars of the former Yugoslavia finally ended in 1999, the region was left with hundreds of battle-hardened men who had become accustomed to crime and easy money. With the fighting over, many of them turned to crime full-time. In the era of electronic banking, banks no longer carry much cash, so jewels are the softest target for thieves. The former Yugoslav criminals saw their opportunity and are now the world’s most feared diamond thieves. Interpol has dubbed them the Pink Panthers. In a GlobalPost exclusive report, four of the thieves reveal how they plan their robberies, how they dispose of the stolen diamonds — and who is winning the battle between them and police departments from Paris to Dubai._

[Pink Panthers | Interpol](http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/europe/100116/pink-panthers-jewel-thieves)