In France, a Tunisian citizen was detained with jewelry in his underpants worth € 10 million

Two Tunisian citizens were detained in France at the Lyon train station in Paris, and jewelry worth €10 million was found in one of the detainees. This was reported by Le Parisien on August 31, citing sources.

During a routine check-up at the train station, two men, one of whom is a minor, were detained. Stolen jewelry worth €10 million and a grinder in a suitcase were found in one of them's underwear.

The newspaper reports that the Paris prosecutor's office has opened a case "on the sale of stolen goods as part of an organized group." The investigation was entrusted to the Paris Brigade for combating banditry. On Monday, September 1, a judicial investigation may be initiated, with reference to sources indicated in the article.

"Among the loot is a necklace worth about €5 million, earrings worth more than €2 million, a ring worth €1 million and much more," the material says.

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Criminals take the goods apart or hide the items in their underwear.

On February 28, the French radio station Europe 1 reported that valuables worth about 120,000 euros had been stolen from the home of former French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy. The attackers stole two luxury Patek Philippe watches, expensive leather and jewelry, as well as luxury clothing. The total damage amounted to about 120 thousand euros.

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