Object of an insatiable covetousness among thugs, gold is the target of an never-denied rush.
The precious metal is trafficked in all its forms by thieves.
Ingot, prized as a safe haven in these troubled times, turns their heads.
Especially since its price has soared, going from 35 dollars an ounce in 1975 to nearly 1730 today.
Series of attacks
Recent attacks, particularly concentrated in the Rhône-Alpes region, where many professionals are located, illustrate this trend.
Last Friday, a semi-armored vehicle carrying jewelry and gold was held up in the morning in a shopping street on the Lyon peninsula.
Three individuals, hooded and equipped with at least one long weapon, are at the maneuver.
Put in play, the carriers comply and the mobsters disappear, at the end of a chase aboard a black Clio and with a loot estimated at 275,000 euros.
Committed by seasoned criminals, this raid is the last episode in a series that shakes
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