Via – The Sun

A GANG of thieves have pulled off the biggest heist in history by stealing €1 billion worth of jewels from a museum in Germany.

The Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) in Dresden, was targeted by robbers that broke into the building in the early hours of this morning.

The museum has already issued a plea for the thieves not to destroy or melt down the priceless historical artefacts saying they are of “inestimable cultural and historical value”.

Here’s the break down how the crooks pulled off what is thought to be comfortably the largest heist in history, smashing the previous record $500million raid on the Gardner Museum in Boston nearly 30 years ago.

Though the police investigation into the audacious theft has only just begun, some aspects on how the burglars pulled it off have come to light.

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