Airship prisonbreak plan

The Toronto Star has an article about an attempt to break out a prisoner from a prison on the Canary Islands. The plan involved using a remote controlled airship to deliver escape tools to the prisoners.

The breakout had been planned for Tuesday, a day before the detainee, whose name was given as Giulio B., was due to appear in court on charges of drug trafficking.

Three helpers had set up a camouflaged observation tent on a promontory 600 metres away from the prison, and spent months monitoring jail workers' movements with high-powered, wide-angle binoculars. They had electronic motion sensors to warn of people approaching.

Amsterdam diamond thief caught with uncut diamonds

Wired has an article about the supposed (and convicted) mastermind of the Amsterdam Diamond Robbery has been caught with 2.2 pounds of rough, uncut diamonds.

Ever the charmer, Notarbartolo claims he purchased the diamonds legitimately for a mere 10,000 euros, as he told Wired’s Joshua Davis last week through an intermediary.