article_snippet.sent: the three men and one teenager had been negotiating the purchase of gold and gems worth £1.5million from Rockefeller’s in Manchester.
article_snippet.sent: Both were well-dressed and wore Rolex watches and ordered 41 high-value items including gold bullion and jewellery.
article_snippet.sent: Arrangements were made to meet at a hotel, where a ‘Swiss banker’, who would be in possession of the cash, would be present.
article_snippet.sent: Enquiries revealed that a phone number used to contact Rockefeller’s was also used to contact other jewellers in the region.
article_snippet.sent: Police discovered that men purporting to be Italian businessmen had been negotiating the purchase of jewellery worth €2million from Rockefeller's jewellers (above) in Manchester .