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Millions of dollars worth of jewellery allegedly stolen from Drake’s tour bus

SOMEONE has apparently crept onto Drake’s tour bus and stole a briefcase full of expensive jewels.

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THE man who allegedly snatched nearly $A4 million in bling from Drake’s tour bus has been arrested.

The heist took place in Arizona while the star was performing a stop on his Summer Sixteen Tour.

Local police say a briefcase full of jewellery was taken from the bus belonging to Drake and his DJ, Future the Prince.

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016, file photo, Drake, left, presents the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award to Rihanna at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rihanna thanked Drake on Instagram Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, for his presentation, calling the rapper's speech
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016, file photo, Drake, left, presents the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award to Rihanna at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rihanna thanked Drake on Instagram Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, for his presentation, calling the rapper's speech "touching." (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Police Sergeant Vince Lewis says the theft occurred Tuesday night at in downtown Phoenix, where the men were performing.

It’s claimed the suspect entered the bus between 10pm and 10:15pm and removed the goods.

According to TMZ, he was allegedly arrested just hours later, still holding the briefcase, and booked for felony burglary.

Originally published as Millions of dollars worth of jewellery allegedly stolen from Drake’s tour bus

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