The police arrested eight people on Tuesday, especially around Lyon and Annemasse (Haute-Savoie) suspected of having participated in the robbery of an armored van in Switzerland in December 2019, we learn from sources familiar with the matter.
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The individuals are suspected of having participated in the robbery of a Swiss Post cash transport van in December 2019 in the town of Daillens near Lausanne. According to the regional daily
Dauphine Libéré
, the heavily armed robbers forced the van open with explosives after having immobilized it with two stolen cars and left with loot of 20 million francs. Swiss (over 18 million euros).
