The Greatest Diamond Heist of All Time Was Foiled By a Salami Sandwich

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The men successfully opened over 100 of the 181 lockboxes that were in the vault and drained them of their contents. It took them an hour to haul the duffel bags full of gems up to the surface level, where Speedy and Notarbartolo waited anxiously in their getaway car. 

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