Ritz Robbers Dropped Bag of Jewels

Police guard the hotel’s rear entrance on Cambon street

January 11, 2018//-French police have recovered all the jewellery stolen by armed robbers from a shop at the famous Ritz Hotel in Paris on Wednesday, sources say.

They say the loot worth some €4.5m (£4m; $5.4m) was in a bag dropped by one member of the five-strong gang during the brazen raid.

Three men have been arrested, police said, while others remain on the run.

The five-star Ritz is in Place Vendôme, in Paris’ historical first district on the right bank of the river Seine.

“I can confirm that all the stolen jewels were found in the bag recovered by police officers,” a source close to the investigation was quoted as saying by Reuters.

Three robbers were arrested after being blocked in the building following the raid at about 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), reports say.

But another two thieves – who waited outside – managed to escape by car and scooter.

The stolen jewels were found in the bag dropped by the thief on the scooter, the sources say.

The luxurious hotel is located next door to the French justice ministry. BBC

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