NEW YORK: FEBRUARY 25, 2013 – The European Union has released the Kimberley Process certificate numbers for parcels of rough diamonds that were stolen by gunmen from the hold of a Swiss-bound aircraft at Brussels International Airport on February 18.
The EU and the World Diamond Council are urging members of the trade who may be offered diamonds carrying these associated KP certificate numbers to immediately contact the authorities in their countries, and report the possibility of stolen merchandise being located in their jurisdiction.
The following Kimberley Process certificate numbers are associated with parcels of rough diamonds stolen in the heist:
| KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATE NUMBERS | ||
| EU00503581 | EU00503640 | EU00503673 |
| EU00503589 | EU00503644 | EU00503674 |
| EU00503613 | EU00503649 | EU00503676 |
| EU00503619 | EU00503650 | EU00503678 |
| EU00503620 | EU00503654 | EU00503683 |
| EU00503623 | EU00503657 | EU00503684 |
| EU00503626 | EU00503669 | EU00503685 |
| EU00503634 | EU00503670 | EU00503687 |
| EU00503637 | EU00503671 | EU00503673 |