A jewelry show that was supposed to travel from the Bay Area to Southern California was disrupted by a multimillion dollar heist along the way.
A number of vendors say their entire life work is gone -- stolen from an armored truck. The total loss in the heist is estimated to be as much as $150 million.
One of the jewelers whose one-of-a-kind valuables were among the pricey jewels stolen from a Brinks truck in northern Los Angeles County, shared photos of his inventory with KPIX. "My life. That's how I live. That's how I feed my kids," said the victim who did not want to give his name."You're looking at 19 karat yellow gold with over 100 carats of multicolored sapphire," the jeweler said of his merchandise.On Sunday night, merchandise belonging to 18 jewelers was loaded onto a Brinks truck bound for the Pasadena Convention Center.The victims were participating in the International Gem and Jewelry Show.
The FBI confirms it's working with the LA County sheriff's department on the case but the jewelers haven't been able to get a straight answer from Brinks.The trade show manager says about two dozen lockers were stolen from the armored vehicle early Monday morning."It's their whole life. Some of these people are completely done at this point," said Brandy Swanson, International Gem and Jewelry Show manager.
KPIX reached out to Brinks for comment but were not able to speak to anyone at the armored truck company after business hours.
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