Jeweller’s bag is stolen with £1m of gems inside

A JEWELLERY dealer had a suitcase containing £1 million of gems stolen from him on a train in London.

British Transport Police are investigating the theft from the 35-year-old, which happened last Wednesday at around 6.30pm.

The dealer boarded the 7.03pm service at Euston to travel to Birmingham New Street with a large black bag containing more than 40 gems, including rubies, emeralds and sapphires.

He said he put his suitcase on a luggage rack, but when the train arrived at Rugby he realised the bag was missing.

Detectives believe the suitcase was likely stolen from the train before it left Euston Station.

Police are keen to speak to a dark-haired man seen on CCTV, who appears to be talking on his mobile phone.

Detective Sergeant Nick Thompson, the investigating officer, said: “I’d also like to hear from anyone who was on board the train or at Euston Station on Wednesday evening, who may have seen a man acting suspiciously.”