When most people think of the French Riviera, they picture a nice vacation spot with blue waters and topless beaches that is also home to the Cannes Film Festival. But apparently it is also a hotbed for jewel thieves. According to WWD, there is one Cartier boutique on the seafront that attracts thieves like hypebeasts to a Supreme drop.
The store was hit this week, but officials have yet to release information as to how much they got away with. Reports say that the heist occurred around 11 a.m., and that the four armed gunmen were in and out in ten minutes. Jewelry stores are robbed all the time, but the crazy part of the story is that this particular boutique has been robbed "several times" in the past. Maybe the biggest take so far was in 2009 when three men made off with close to $21 million in jewels.
Rob me once, shame on you. Rob me several times, and I probably need to rethink my security package.
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