Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museumapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1460arrow-down15
arrow-up1455arrow-down1external-linkThieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museumapnews.comMog Spawn@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·7 months agoIf they’re sophisticated thieves, they will be sold intact to some overseas billionaire for much more than that. You’d be surprised (or maybe not that surprised) how much stolen art and artefacts winds up in the private collections of rich assholes.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoFor some reason, this is not considered likely by the investigators. Don’t ask me why.
minus-squarePulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months agoThey can’t prosecute the rich, why even bother investigating them.
minus-squareFackCurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI won’t ask you why but will ask you for a source as I find it surprising too.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoSource is local news channels.
If they’re sophisticated thieves, they will be sold intact to some overseas billionaire for much more than that. You’d be surprised (or maybe not that surprised) how much stolen art and artefacts winds up in the private collections of rich assholes.
For some reason, this is not considered likely by the investigators. Don’t ask me why.
They can’t prosecute the rich, why even bother investigating them.
I won’t ask you why but will ask you for a source as I find it surprising too.
Source is local news channels.