The Cannes, France, hotel that served as the setting for one of the most famous jewel heist movies of all time was the scene of an armed robbery, when a gunman walked off with an estimated $53 million in jewels and diamonds from a gem exhibition.
The gunman walked into the luxury Carlton Intercontinental Hotel over the weekend and headed for “La Cote,” a room hosting a temporary exhibit of jewelry due to run until the end of August.
“The thief in his mid-40s entered the room of the exhibition, pulled a Colt .45 out at the employees, stuffed a bag with gems and walked out of the hotel,”
a Cannes police officer, speaking anonymously said.
”We do not know yet if the thief had accomplices, but we are investigating everything. It’s a full scale investigation.”
The robbery was..
“very quick,”
Philippe Vique, deputy prosecutor for Grasse, said.
“The thief, wearing a cap and a scarf around his neck, threatened employees and armless security with a gun,”
Vique said.
“There was no violence. He grabbed jewelry with diamonds and put them in a bag and walked away.”
The thief came in alone but police are investigating to see if he had accomplices, the prosecutor said.
“We are looking into CCTV footage from hotel, but also from the city,”
he said.
This robbery comes two months after a safe with more than $1 million of jewelry was taken from a Novotel hotel room during the city’s film festival in May.
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