Mumbai: Diamonds worth nearly Rs 6.6 crore on display at an international exhibition here were stolen and three Mexican nationals, including a woman and a Venezuelan, were held at the Dubai airport today for their suspected involvement in the heist.

Cracking the theft case with the help of the Interpol in less than 24 hours, the Mumbai police said the UAE authority had communicated to them that the diamonds stolen yesterday had been recovered. The accused were detained in the wee hours today at the Dubai airport as a look out notice was issued by the Interpol following the theft case registered at Goregaon Police Station here. The diamonds belonged to the Israeli Dalumi Group . — PTI