In the heart of Paris: Robbery at 15 million euros in a Piaget jewelry

The Piaget jewelry store located rue de la Paix, in the heart of Paris, was robbed on Tuesday at dinner time by three people who fled with an estimated loot between 10 and 15 million euros, a-t- we learned from a police source and from the Paris prosecutor’s office. The Piaget brand belongs to the Geneva luxury group Richemont.

No one was injured during the robbery, according to a police source. The Paris prosecutor’s office has seized the Banditry Repression Brigade (BRB) with a flagrant investigation for armed robbery in an organized gang and kidnapping in an organized gang, added the prosecution.

Prestigious jewelry stores

Rue de la Paix and Place Vendôme are known throughout the world for hosting the most prestigious luxury jewelry brands. According to the first elements of the investigation, the robbery carried out by three people took place around 1 p.m. At least one of the criminals carried a weapon.

The last armed robbery of a luxury jewelry store in the capital dates back to April 29. That day, three individuals who came aboard two motorcycles arrived at the Bulgari luxury jewelry store, Place Vendôme, shortly before 2 p.m. Two of them were carrying long weapons, according to a police source, and a security guard had been beaten. The damage had been assessed at “several million euros”.

(AFP)