The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few
hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the
diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside
the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the
parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two
detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To
their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!&