A Taiwanese art collector was robbed Thursday of nearly $5.4 million (€5 million) worth of Chanel jewels near Paris, France when her taxi was traveling through a long tunnel between the city and Charles De Gaulle airport that has become infamous for theft.
French police are hunting three perpetrators who smashed the car window and snatched the woman’s handbag before escaping.
It has not been confirmed if the thieves were aware of the jewelry in the woman’s handbag or if they targeted the taxi at random, but police did point out that the uniqueness of the jewels would make them difficult to …read more
Source: Time
