In 2000, Lee Wenham planned what would have been the world's largest jewel heist, targeting De Beers diamonds valued at more than $500 million. The plan involved a dramatic raid on London’s Millennium Dome, an excavator, and a speedboat for the getaway. The Met Police's Flying Squad thwarted the operation, though, and arrested Wenham and his accomplices before they could get to the diamonds. Wenham opens up about the meticulous planning, the gang, the surveillance, and the security around the gems. After leaving prison in May 2005, Wenham started a landscaping business. He was the subject of the Guy Ritchie Netflix documentary "The Diamond Heist" and wrote a memoir, "Diamond Gangster." For more, visit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Diamond-Gangster-inside-million-Millennium/dp/1917439016 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090125140762 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - The Safe House 02:12 - The Stakeout 05:52 - The Tools 10:23 - The Money 12:09 - The Heist 15:00 - The Bust 18:01 - The Aylesford Robbery 20:19 - Inside Prison 24:11 - The Aftermath 26:55 - The Backstory 34:13 - The Future 36:21 - Credits ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #diamond #heist #insider Insider's mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/ Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/2708030621 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider How The Millennium Dome Diamond Heist Actually Worked | How Crime Works | Insider