Tag: jewels

Armed robbers seize jewels worth ‘4 million euros’ from Paris Ritz

PARIS, France (AFP) — A gang of five armed robbers launched a spectacular raid on the world famous Ritz hotel in Paris Wednesday, making off with an estimated four million euros worth of jewels, investigators said. Three of the gang were detained at the scene but two remained at large as of Thursday evening, a police source said. A judicial source put the value of the jewels seized at “more than four million euros” ($4.75 […]

‘Crazy’ ex-minister’s bags of cash scandalize Argentina

by Paula Bustamante BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — It’s been a heck of a week for Jose Lopez, an Argentine ex-cabinet minister who was arrested trying to hide bags stuffed with cash and jewels at a monastery. On Monday, Lopez, 55, seemed like any ordinary politician, with a slight paunch, graying hair and a fairly anodyne job as a member of the South American regional parliament. On Tuesday, he was caught red-handed tossing 160 suitcases […]