It is a juicy money that was made at a Russian millionaire's in the beautiful districts of the capital.
This Tuesday, the Parisian police officers of the 1st DPJ (District of judicial police), to which the Paris prosecutor's office has entrusted the investigation, are still running after its perpetrators.
Forensic technicians combed the scene looking for clues.
"It is currently being exploited," said a police source.
Around noon
The facts took place on Friday, around noon, in the 16th arrondissement, in one of these opulent buildings on Avenue Foch, between the Bois de Boulogne and the Arc de Triomphe.
The building is however barred by gates, guarded and equipped with CCTV cameras.
The victim of the robbery is a Russian millionaire, of Armenian origin, Nikolay Sarkisov.
He is a 52-year-old businessman specializing in insurance and real estate.
In 2013, his family was ranked among the ten richest in Russia.
Two Rolexes, furs ...
Friday, the mounts, "professionals", according to a source close to the investigation, were visibly fast and silent.
They managed to break open the door to the apartment, a 600 m2 duplex.
They got their hands on luxury watches, some personalized, two Rolexes, jewelry, a bronze statue, furs, luxury leather goods ...
The spoils are substantial.
According to a first estimate, "it amounts to at least 500,000 €, confides a police source, but it could be revised upwards by the owner who was not there".
Nicolaï Sarkisov is "on vacation in Saint-Tropez", specifies the police report that we were able to consult.
The Russian oligarch enjoys real estate on the Riviera.
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The burglary was discovered by a neighbor, who after seeing the apartment door open, called the bodyguard, who then notified the police.
