Thieves Make Off With $10Mill In Computer Chips 1-13-3
LONDON (Reuters) - British police investigated on Sunday the theft of computer chips worth an estimated $10 million from a van near London's Heathrow airport. The thieves struck Sunday morning when the van was left briefly unattended in a commercial area close to the airport, police said. Police stressed that there were no signs that the theft had security implications for Heathrow, the world's busiest international hub. The Intel Pentium III chips were believed to have been part of a consignment from Miami, destination unknown, police said. It was not yet known whether they had been flown in to Heathrow or were to be flown out of the airport. "It is believed that two male suspects took and drove the vehicle away," a police statement said. Police recovered the van shortly after the theft behind a nearby row of shops, still containing around a quarter of its load. Detectives interviewed the driver from whom the van was stolen and examined CCTV footage. No one has been arrested. Police also said they recovered an abandoned white Renault van in Feltham, a town south of the airport, which the thieves could have transferred their loot into and used to escape. The crime followed another theft computer of chips worth $4.5 million from a cargo service center near Heathrow in October. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
