Armed gang takes Piaget jewellery worth millions in Paris heist

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PARIS: An armed gang robbed a Paris store of luxury jewellery and watch brand Piaget on Tuesday (Aug 1), making off with €10 million to €15 million worth of goods in broad daylight, police and prosecutors said. According to early indications, three people were involved in the robbery at around 1pm, wit

PARIS: An armed gang robbed a Paris store of luxury jewellery and watch brand Piaget on Tuesday , making off with €10 million to €15 million worth of goods in broad daylight, police and prosecutors said.

The gang fled the scene with their bounty, estimated at between €10 million and €15 million . Nobody was hurt, a police source said. The last high-profile heist in the neighbourhood occurred in April, when three people on motorbikes robbed the Bulgari store, making off with several million of euros worth of jewellery.

 

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