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The Mongolian official and his spouse have been travelling from Charles de Gaulle Airport after they have been robbed in the Landy Tunnel heading to the centre of the capital on the eleventh of October. The three males have been arrested final week in Seine-Saint-Denis.
French police have arrested three males for robbing the pinnacle of the Mongolian Olympic delegation throughout a go to to Paris, making off with a bag containing nearly 600,000 euros value of jewels in a drive-by heist, regulation enforcement sources advised AFP.
France is making ready to host the Summer Olympics in 2024 and the member of the International Olympic Committee arrived in Paris to attend a safety committee assembly forward of the Games.
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The three males have been arrested final week in Seine-Saint-Denis,a low-revenue suburb north of Paris that’s to host key Olympic occasions and the athletes’ village, a number of regulation enforcement sources, who requested to not be named, advised AFP late on Wednesday.
On October 11, the Mongolian official, who was not named, and his spouse have been travelling from Charles de Gaulle Airport after they have been robbed in the Landy Tunnel heading to the centre of the capital, in response to the prosecutors.
The 1.3 km (0.8 mile) lengthy tunnel is infamous for smash-and-seize thefts.
During the heist, a scooter with two males approached the automotive, with one of the thieves breaking a window and snatching a bag containing jewelry from the again seat, a police supply mentioned.
The Mongolian couple estimated the contents of the stolen bag at 570,000 euros ($605,000), prosecutors mentioned.
According to the International Olympic Committee, the sufferer runs a number of firms in Mongolia.
On October 25, three males aged between 22 and 25 have been arrested in Saint-Denis, the sources mentioned.
Investigators imagine that on October 2 the identical group robbed two Saudi travellers, stealing 500,000 euros value of jewels and different valuables.
During the searches police haven’t been capable of finding any valuables however quite a few pictures of jewelry have been found on the suspects’ telephones, police sources mentioned.
The males admitted to having earned 6,000 euros re-promoting watches however remained silent on the destiny of the Mongolian couple’s jewels.
The suspects have been positioned in pre-trial detention, and a courtroom listening to was set to happen on November 30.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
