Shocking: foreigners robbed Louis Vuitton store in Budapest, police caught them quickly – VIDEO, PHOTOS
As we reported earlier, foreigners broke into a Louis Vuitton store in the wee hours of Monday morning by smashing one of the shop windows in its entirety. The robbers took a great deal of valuables, but the police swiftly caught them within less than 12 hours. However, what awaited at their hideout left authorities utterly shocked.
Foreign nationals plundered the Louis Vuitton store in Budapest downtown
Earlier, we reported HERE that the Louis Vuitton store, situated at 24 Andrássy Avenue in Budapest (6th district), fell victim to a break-in during the early hours of Monday, approximately at 2:30 a.m. The perpetrators smashed one of the shop windows in its entirety and took a great deal of valuables. Police refrained from disclosing the extent of the incurred damages.
Here is a video of the daring heist, released by the Budapest police:
Remarkably, Budapest police officers needed no more than half a day to identify the perpetrators. Both of them were foreign nationals and were swiftly apprehended. Subsequent police raid uncovered a cache of lavish handbags, sunglasses and belts with a combined worth in the tens of millions of forints, as per police.hu reports.
Both Montenegrin suspects, aged 56, were promptly detained within Budapest’s 7th district on Monday evening. Authorities recovered the majority of the stolen valuables from their apartment.
Have a look at the extensive collection of stolen goods:
Not the first Louis Vuitton store break-in
According to 444.hu, the last eerily similar instance occurred in October 2023, in California. However, the ‘gang’ involved in that incident numbered a staggering 15 individuals. Law enforcement there responded with lightning speed, arriving on the scene within a minute and promptly apprehending the entire group.
Louis Vuitton stands as one of the world’s top luxury brands, esteemed in the same category as such famous and exorbitantly priced fashion, perfume, jewellery and beverage labels as Christian Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Loewe, Stella McCartney, Off-White, Marc Jacobs, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, Hublot, Dom Pérignon and Hennessy
Forbes heralds Bernard Arnault, the French tycoon who owns Louis Vuitton and an array of other luxury marques, as the richest man on the planet. His fortunes have soared to a staggering $233 billion following a notable 10% uptick.
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