Six Arrested After 12 Million Euro Heist on Precious Metals Facility in the French Republic
A group of six individuals carrying military-grade weapons detonated charges to break into a gold treatment facility located in Lyon, France, slightly injuring five workers during described as the most recent prominent daylight theft to occur in the nation.
The audacious robbery took place on Thursday afternoon, with police forces swiftly apprehending the suspected perpetrators and retrieving the loot assessed at around €12 million (10.5 million pounds), as stated by authorities.
Five employees of the gold refining company received light wounds as a result of the detonation, and three individuals were transported to hospital for examination, according to regional authorities. Twenty-eight workers were present on-site when the robbers attacked.
The individuals, considered experienced criminals, were taken into custody soon afterwards in the neighboring community of VĂ©nissieux, France, authorities revealed.
A woman involved who took part in the heist was likewise arrested, a police source indicated.
“Six people who employed explosive devices in a raid against a precious metals company in Lyon, France were apprehended red-handed,” the French interior minister stated online, lauding police for their “firmness, rapid response and command”.
Military-style weapons, pistols and explosive materials were recovered as well.
The robbery occurred as law enforcement in France on Thursday arrested five more suspects, including a primary suspect, in connection with the bold raid on the Louvre museum.
Numerous detectives have been pursuing four perpetrators who utilized a lorry featuring an elevating platform and cutting equipment to access a gallery on the first floor at the prestigious institution on 19 October, making off with ornaments assessed at around 88 million euros.
In a different significant robbery, thieves last month broke into the Natural History Museum in Paris, stealing gold samples worth over $1 million. A young Chinese female was arrested earlier this month in Barcelona in relation to the burglary, prosecutors stated.
The sequence of heists has sparked worry in the nation regarding insufficient protection at museums and other institutions housing valuable items.
