Overview
- Employees discovered the theft around 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 22, after intruders accessed the rue d'Aboukir premises over the weekend.
- The parquet de Paris opened an inquiry for vol par effraction and the Brigade de répression du banditisme has been put in charge of the investigation.
- Investigators found two of three indoor cameras sprayed with foam and report that only one camera's footage is currently exploitable.
- Authorities say the alarm did not trigger and early on-site signs indicate the intruders entered via the building cellars and forced several safes.
- The loss is estimated at several million euros and investigators are now focusing on the usable footage and forensic checks of the alarm to establish how the breach was carried out and who was responsible.