Two brothers were arrested Monday in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) for the theft of jewelry from a Brazilian going to Paris Fashion Week in September, estimated by the victim at 3 million euros, learned AFP on Wednesday from a source familiar with the matter and from the Bobigny prosecutor's office.
The Banditry Repression Brigade (BRB), in charge of the investigation opened at the end of September, arrested the two brothers, in their thirties and known to the police, in Saint-Denis on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told AFP. AFP, confirming information from the
Parisian.
Property valued at 3 million euros
They were placed in police custody for
"aggravated theft"
, said the Bobigny prosecutor's office, specifying that a transfer could take place on Thursday.
On September 27, the Brazilian businesswoman lands at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport and travels by VTC to Paris Fashion Week, which began the day before.
At the A1/outer ring road intersection, in the town of Saint-Denis, north of Paris, the vehicle got stuck in traffic, a source close to the investigation told AFP at the time of the facts.
Two men then arrive on a scooter, break the rear window of the VTC and steal hand luggage and a Louis Vuitton suitcase, without causing any injuries, according to a police source.
When filing a complaint at the police station of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the business manager had assessed the stolen goods at 3 million euros, an amount which has not been confirmed by the prosecution.
