article_snippet.sent: the professional gang has also emerged that celebrities and Premier League footballers could be among the victims of the thieves.
article_snippet.sent: ‘At least two of the jewellers have gems in the vault which have been bought by footballers and celebrities.
article_snippet.sent: footballers and celebrities are waiting nervously to find out if footballers and celebrities are among the victims.
article_snippet.sent: We are in the process of identifying the owners of the safety deposit boxes and contacting the owners of the safety deposit boxes to take statements and find out what has been stolen.
article_snippet.sent: Experts fear the thieves may have already smuggled the jewels out of the country and are planning to cut up the larger gems to make it easier to sell the thieves on the black market.
article_snippet.sent: One jeweller who rents a deposit box said police have identified the owners of 30 boxes which had been broken into.
article_snippet.sent: Furious jewellery dealers today accused the manager of the safe deposit of 'gross negligence'.