Overview
- Police say a group of roughly six to seven people struck around 4 a.m. at the Prada footwear plant in Dolo, near Venice.
- The intruders allegedly rammed the entrance and used stolen vans and cars to block approach routes and delay responders.
- Between 300 and 400 pairs of branded shoes were taken, with the haul valued in the hundreds of thousands of euros.
- Responding Carabinieri encountered a blocked final access stretch and advanced on foot to reach the facility.
- Authorities are quantifying the total loss, the vehicles used were reported stolen, and no arrests or recoveries have been reported.