Source: Metropolis Express
At the Louvre local time on 19th, a total of eight precious jewelry were stolen, and the incident quickly became the focus of global attention, British detective officer Barry Phillips, a retired general officer in charge of detective affairs, was interviewed at the Louvre local time on Monday, believing that, from various signs, the robbery came from the notorious Pink Panther gang.
First of all, let's take a look at the * Leopard Gang. According to public information, the * Leopard is an international criminal gang established in 1999. Its name comes from the 1964 American movie "* Leopard". In 2003, when the gang robbed Graff Jewelry Store in London, England, they hid a diamond worth 576,000 euros in a jar of face cream and took it away. Coincidentally, there is such a plot in the movie "* Leopard", so the gang is called * Leopard Gang.
The organization has about 200 members, specializing in high-end jewelry and watch robbery, involving more than 150 cases all over the world, with a total amount of over 250 million euros. In the last two years, as the gang's crimes have become more and more frequent, according to the data of the British newspaper The Sun, they have committed almost 400 high-value robberies, and the stolen gems are worth more than 460 million euros.
Phillips said the Louvre robbery was military-level accuracy, and according to him who had dealt with the Pink Panther robbery, the Louvre robbery had all the features of the Pink Panther, the whole process was very professional, and fully consistent with the previous Pink Panther robbery record and use method.
That’s why Plips believes that the stolen jewelry is likely to have been decomposed, “they (the Pink Panther gang) have a very well-organized network to handle these robbed jewelry, and there is no doubt that the jewelry will be smuggled to sell outside of France. The jewelry will be decomposed, and the precious metals above will also be melted, and they will recreate the appearance of the jewelry, although this will devalue the jewelry, but the remaining value remains huge.”
According to French police, the process of the Louvre robbery was very professional, and the robbers managed to escape in just seven minutes. They first broke into the Louvre Apollo gallery with a flat truck equipped with a mechanical elevator, then with a disk cutting machine cut through the window and exhibition cabinet on the floor.
The robbers chose the target of the robbery, and Phillips further confirmed the speculation that they belonged to the Pink Panther gang, “They chose the target fully in line with the cases of the Pink Panther gang in the past, and they didn’t like higher-priced paintings and crafts because the market for these items was limited.
Phillips also believes that the French side also bears an unshirkable responsibility for this Louvre robbery. On the one hand, because the Pink Panthers gang wanted to complete the robbery so quickly, they must have made detailed plans and preparations in advance, and there must be help from people who are very familiar with the Louvre; on the other hand, the Louvre's security measures are also a big problem. According to French media reports, one-third of the stolen galleries do not even have cameras.
Tomates interactive · city press reporter Yong Han Jun