A French CRS riot police officer patrols near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, Paris. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo
In the hours after the Louvre heist, Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for anyone trying to hawk the stolen jewels, according to two Antwerp police officers.
Antwerp, a Belgian port city, has sat at the heart of the world's diamond trade since the 16th century. Its wholesalers traded nearly $25 billion worth of stones last year alone.
But over the last 30 years, Antwerp has struggled to contain a growing underworld.
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