Overview
- Police say about 70 luxury items were stolen from a Canberra home on October 15 with an estimated value of roughly $10 million.
- Four French nationals were arrested in Wentworthville on October 19, extradited to the ACT on October 21, and charged with aggravated burglary.
- Investigators report some property was recovered at a short‑term rental in Sydney and additional items sent overseas were retrieved in France through liaison with French authorities.
- High‑value pieces still missing include a Richard Mille RM88 Smiley watch valued at up to about $5.8 million, a Patek Philippe 5711 Tiffany, a 5711 40th anniversary model, Hermes Chaos and Gavroche rings, and a Van Cleef Seoul necklace.
- Police allege the men arrived in Australia on October 7 to carry out a targeted operation, using a rented Mitsubishi Outlander tracked traveling in and out of the ACT before the break‑in captured on CCTV.