2003
In February, during a tennis tournament, an Italian gang slips inside the Antwerp Diamond Center and empties 123 deposit boxes full of gems. The loss is eventually calculated to be an astonishing 100 million euros (then worth $107 million). DNA from a half-eaten sandwich leads authorities to one of its first suspects. No jewels have ever been found.

2004
In December, robbers plunder £26.5 million in cash from the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast, Ireland. Authorities blame the meticulously planned Northern Bank Robbery on the IRA, which categorically denies any involvement. Five suspects have been arrested. Only £2 million has been recovered.