They almost pulled off the biggest diamond heist in history….but didn’t. Find out how their plan was foiled in this video!

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Millennium Experience
In November of 2000, a gang under investigation for a few botched armored truck robberies threw caution to the wind and went for a giant payday. The Millennium Experience, held at the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, South East London, was the target.

Lee Wenham
Lee Wenham led the gang of nine criminals. He owned Tong Farm, the gang's base of operations. Investigators believe that all of their criminal enterprises branched from the farm. The police tracked stolen vehicles there long before the robberies took place but decided to wait for a more significant charge to land.

The Vault
The attention that Wenham and his crew gained is what ultimately wrecked their plans. The police had constant surveillance and followed Wenham to the Millennium Dome when it opened to the public in 2000. The Dome was home to the Millennium Experience, an exhibition to celebrate the start of the new millennium.

The Target
So what did Wenham's gang have their sights set on? De Beers' Diamond collection was kept in an exhibit inside of the Dome. The exhibition featured some of the most expensive gems in the world.

Building Suspicion
The police hadn't taken their eye off of Wenham and his crew since their previous attempted robberies. This attention followed them to the Millenium Dome after police got a tip about the upcoming robbery.

Three Times
Under constant surveillance, it was easy for the police to piece the Wenham gang's plan together. They were seen in the water across from the Dome practicing with a speed boat, proving that they would make their getaway on the Thames river.

Smashing
The gang's plan was like the opening scene of a superhero movie—a semi-coordinated gang of would-be thieves crashes through the walls and goes in loud. On November 7, at 9:30 am, the quiet morning was disrupted by a modified JCB Earth Digger, which is like a BackHoe, crashing through the wall of the Millenium Dome.

Busted
The plan to stop the robbery was called Operation Magician. The police were beyond prepared for these criminals and quickly stopped their plan with no casualties. They had replaced all the Dome employees with armed officers and waited for the gang to make their move.

Media Frenzy
Like sharks to bloody water, the media swarmed the trial to soak up every piece of the story. During the trial, Cockram said, "I couldn't believe how simple it was... It was a gift. I couldn't believe security was so bad."

Real Mastermind
With the sentencing out of the way, there was one step left to wrap this story up with a nice little bow. The Flying Squad's last target was a man named James Hurley, who just so happened to disappear right before the raid. The Flying Squad believed he was the real mastermind behind the entire plot, not Wenham.

Old Habits
Old habits die hard, as they say, and this rang true for Raymond Betson. In 2012, he was arrested after fumbling his way through another robbery. Betson used a digger to rob a Loomis cash depot by smashing the machine through the wall, reminiscent of his previous work.

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