French Police Recover Stolen Precious Metals
Armed robbers used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon, making off with metals worth nearly €28 million.
A French prosecutor announced that all of the stolen metals were recovered shortly after the heist.
- The raid occurred on Thursday last week in the eastern city of Lyon.
- Police swiftly arrested the suspected perpetrators and seized 306 kilogrammes of precious metals, mostly gold.
- Six individuals, aged between 30 and 40, were detained: five men and one woman.
“These are seasoned criminals,” said Lyon prosecutor Thierry Dran.
The five men have previous convictions, with three of them having been convicted of armed robbery.
Author's summary: French police recovered €28m in precious metals after a gold lab heist in Lyon.
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