2013 Carlton Cannes heist

Armed robbery on the French Riviera Cannes - hotel CARLTON.jpg The hotel where the theft took place 2013 07 28 y $56 million initial estimate$136 million total Milan Poparic (member of the Pink Panthers) The Cannes jewel heist was an armed robbery at the Carlton Intercontinental Hotelhttp://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-29/life-imitates-hollywood-in-a-136-million-jewelry-heist https://web.archive.org/web/20130801045813/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-29/life-imitates-hollywood-in-a-136-million-jewelry-heist dead August 1, 2013 Life Imitates Hollywood in a $136 Million Jewelry Heist Businessweek 29 July 2013 7 August 2013 Spitznagel, Eric in Cannes, a city on the French Riviera.http://iphone.france24.com/en/20130729-cannes-jewellery-heist-worth-about-136-million https://archive.today/20130807200520/http://iphone.france24.com/en/20130729-cannes-jewellery-heist-worth-about-136-million dead August 7, 2013 Cannes jewellery heist 'worth about $136 million' France 24 29 July 2013 7 August 2013 The thief stole gemstones and watches ultimately valued at $136 million (€103 million/£89 million).https://www.tampabay.com/news/world/136m-jewel-heist-in-france-one-of-biggest-ever/2133863/ $136M jewel heist in France one of biggest ever Tampa Bay Times 29 July 2013 7 August 2013 (Initial estimates had only reached $53 million (€37–38 million/£33-34 million), as they had not taken into account another room in the hotel). Theft The valuables were stolen from a private hotel salon,https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/jewel-theft-stuns-french-riviera-for-its-simplicity.html Jewel theft stuns French Riviera for its simplicity The New York Times 30 July 2013 28 June 2014 which was very poorly guarded, the guards having no weapons. The jewels were present due to a display by Israeli billionaire Lev Avnerovich Leviev. The armed thief was described as having a baseball cap and scarf, carrying a handgun. The theft initiated a manhunt but no arrests were made.http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/07/19906712-13-million-reward-offered-in-wake-of-cannes-jewel-heist?lite $1.3 million reward offered in wake of Cannes jewel heist nbcnews.com 7 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130906163055/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/07/19906712-13-million-reward-offered-in-wake-of-cannes-jewel-heist?lite 6 September 2013 8 August 2023 Milan Poparic, a known member of the Pink Panthers, an organized crime gang, has been suggested as a potential suspect, having escaped prison days before the heist. According to reporting by investigative journalist Ryan Jacobs, most believe the thief was unlikely to be acting on his own. The thief, carrying a handgun, entered the salon through a french door, which might have been forced or left open, and picked up a sack containing 72 jewels, 34 of which have been described as exceptional,https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324653004578652100077370338 Firm Offers Up to $1.33 Million for Information on Cannes Heist Wall Street Journal 6 August 2013 7 August 2013 Masidlover, Nadyer Landauro, Inti in a suitcase. The heist has been called the biggest heist ever in France, and possibly the biggest heist of all time.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/30/world/french-jewel-heist-actually-nets-136-million-may-be-biggest-ever-2/#.UgKbvnfiGSo French jewel heist actually nets $136 million, may be biggest ever Japan Times 7 August 2013 The theft was at the same hotel where Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film To Catch a Thief was set.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/100m-cannes-jewel-heist-one-of-biggest-ever-8737136.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/100m-cannes-jewel-heist-one-of-biggest-ever-8737136.html 2022-05-01 subscription €100m Cannes jewel heist 'one of biggest ever' The Independent 29 July 2013 7 August 2013 Lichfield, John The robbery was the third in the Riviera over a short period, following the theft from the Cannes Film Festival of jewels worth $1.4 million, and the theft of a $1.9 million necklace.https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/09/a-lone-bandit-and-the-mystery-of-frances-greatest-diamond-heist/278969/ A lone bandit and the mystery of France's greatest diamond heist The Atlantic 5 September 2013 29 June 2014 Reward 10 days after the heist, SW Associates, working for the insurers Lloyd's of London, offered a $1.3 million (€1 million) reward to the first person to give information leading to recovery of the stolen items, and released images of some of the stolen jewellery.https://www.jpost.com/International/London-insurer-offers-1-million-euros-for-Cannes-jewel-heist-clues-322229 London insurer offers 1 million euros for Cannes jewel heist clues The Jerusalem Post 6 August 2013 7 August 2013 References External links The Interpol page on the 'Pink Panthers' France Category:2013 crimes in France Category:History of Cannes Category:Crime in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:Robberies in France Category:July 2013 crimes in Europe Category:July 2013 in France Category:21st century in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:Attacks in France in the 2010s Category:Attacks in Europe in 2013 Category:Organised crime events in France Category:Attacks on hotels in France Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2013