Three members of the infamous Pink Panther gang involved in robberies of several European jewelry stores, including one in Vienna, have been arrested in Milan. The three Montenegrin nationals are accused of robbing jewelry stores in central Milan. The accused coups took place between 2019 and 2022, the last on January 12.
The arrested are 40, 43 and 53 years old. Two counterfeit Beretta pistols, cartridges and clothing were found in an apartment. Including those the criminals had used in the raids. One of those arrested was already wanted for a 2012 robbery of a luxury jewelry store in Milan, police said on Tuesday.
Loot worth 330 million euros
The Pink Panther gang has been active in some 20 countries – including Austria – and has some 220 members, most of whom come from the countries of the former Yugoslavia. According to Interpol, which has set up its own department to track them down, the highly professional gang has stolen jewelry worth 330 million euros since 1999. It owes its name to British investigators after perpetrators hid a diamond in a cosmetic jar during a break-in in London in 2003 – such as in the American film series “Pink Panther” by Blake Edwards.
Multiple guilty verdicts
Two Serbian members of the infamous Pink Panther gang were found guilty of aggravated robbery in the regional court of Innsbruck last September. The main defendant, who was involved himself or with the organization in 11 robberies against jewelers in Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Vienna, Linz and Amstetten between 2011 and 2017, was eventually sentenced to nine years in prison.
Source: Krone
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