Two men have been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing several expensive watches, including that of a Slovenian cycling champion. Tadej Pogacarwinner of two Tours de France, in the recent race Paris-Beautiful.
The two men, aged 32 and 37, were sentenced by a court on Tuesday to four years in prison and a fine of 50,000 euros each, the Nice prosecutor’s office said.
Before the final stage of Paris-Nice, where the Slovenian will lead the general classification the next day, one of the two men managed to break into the cyclist’s room in a hotel in Valbonne and steal a Richard Mille watch, sponsor. of your team. The watch, valued at 165,000 euros, has never been found.
The two men also robbed a couple in Nice of a safe containing two more expensive watches, a Rolex Daytona, which have also not been found, according to regional newspaper Nice-Matin.
Luxury watch thefts are on the rise in the Côte d’Azur (southeast France) and neighboring Italy.
At the beginning of April, the Italian carabinieri announced the arrest of three men and a woman suspected of stealing in Italy, in April 2022, a luxury watch from Monegasque F1 driver Charles Leclerctearing it from his wrist.
According to the Italian news agency Ansa, it is a Richard Mille watch worth around 300,000 euros. The watch was also not found.
Source: La Verdad
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