A film theft shook the museum: thieves took valuable imperial jewels and launched an international manhunt to recover them.
Imperial treasures were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. A group of criminals robbed in daylight and in a few minutes They took several historical jewels of incalculable value. They chose the D’Apollon Gallery, which has many of the symbols of the French monarchy. They managed to breach the security of one of the most visited tourist spots in the world and fled.
The theft, in addition to the high economic value of the stolen pieces, has a symbolic weight because They were jewels that belonged to empresses and queens of the 19th centuryand they were taken away in the blink of an eye. National authorities and an Interpol team are working to find those responsible and find the stolen objects.
What was the robbery of the Louvre jewels like?
The robbery maneuver that shook one of the most visited museums in the world began when the criminals deployed with a lifting platform truck and ascended to a window overlooking the Seine River. There they were able to enter the museum with cutting tools in a few minutes.
When they managed to enter the emblematic building, They broke two security display cases in the gallery that contains historical pieces and took a total of eight pieces.. Once their objective was achieved, they escaped on motorcycles.
Investigators described the crime as “very high levels of professionalism“, which allows us to see that there was planning, knowledge of the place and execution of the plan with very little police presence.
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They recovered a stolen jewel
Although the robbery occurred very quickly, security forces were able to recover one of the pieces that the thieves took.
It is about the crown of Eugenia de Montijo, the wife of Emperor Napoleon III. They found her abandoned and damaged near the museum. However, the remaining objects have still not been found and authorities fear that many of the stones will be dismantled or altered to make them difficult to trace, which could make them difficult to find.
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Interpol adds stolen jewelry to its database
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) It reacted very quickly to the theft and the stolen objects were incorporated into the database of works of art that were stolen.
With the aim of activate global alerts to facilitate the recovery of pieces that were stolen from the Louvre Museumwhich are considered seized assets, are exposed to various inspections at international customs and to a police network that cooperates worldwide.
Source: Ambito
