Six Suspects Apprehended After 12 Million Euro Armed Raid on Gold Refining Lab in France
A team of six suspects carrying assault rifles and handguns used explosive devices to break into a precious metals processing plant located in Lyon, resulting in minor injuries to five workers during described as the latest high-profile daytime heist to occur in the nation.
The daring raid was carried out on Thursday late morning, with officers quickly arresting the alleged criminals and securing the stolen items assessed at around 12 million euros (ÂŁ10.5 million), officials reported.
Five workers of the gold refining company were slightly hurt as a result of the detonation, and three of them required hospital checks for assessment, the regional prefecture announced. Twenty-eight employees were at the location when the robbers attacked.
The individuals, considered career criminals, were detained soon afterwards in the neighboring community of VĂ©nissieux, according to investigative sources.
A female accomplice who took part in the robbery was likewise arrested, according to law enforcement.
“Six suspects who utilized explosives in an attack on a gold refining facility in the Lyon area were apprehended red-handed,” the French interior minister stated online, commending law enforcement for their “firmness, rapid response and command”.
Military-style weapons, pistols and explosive materials were likewise seized.
The raid happened as law enforcement in France on Thursday detained five further people, among them a key figure, in regarding the recent audacious raid on the Louvre museum.
Many investigative personnel have been searching for four robbers who employed a truck featuring an elevating platform and cutting equipment to access a gallery on the first floor at the prestigious institution on the nineteenth of October, escaping with precious items estimated to be worth €88M.
In a different significant robbery, thieves last month broke into the Parisian museum of natural history, making off with gold samples estimated at exceeding $1M. A 24-year-old Chinese woman was taken into custody recently in Barcelona in relation to the burglary, prosecutors stated.
This series of robberies has sparked worry in the nation regarding inadequate security measures at museums and other institutions holding high-value objects.
