An ’exceptionally’ rare pink diamond worth $25 million was stolen in Dubai by a group of Asian thieves posing as wealthy buyers. The European trader, who owned the diamond, was lured to a villa where the gang nabbed the 21-carat gem and fled.

Video footage showed the three men with their faces blurred after their arrest as well as CCTV footage of the gang.

Dubai Police said they caught three persons trying to leave the country eight hours after stealing a rare pink diamond in an elaborate scheme that took a year to execute