William Molinié 1:54 p.m., March 18, 2022, modified at 1:54 p.m., March 18, 2022
According to information from Europe 1, one of the nephews of the King of Saudi Arabia passing through Paris, was the victim of a theft of jewelry and watches.
His driver was arrested with all the loot as he was about to cross the English Channel to the UK.
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Stopped dead, just a few kilometers from the border.
According to information from the Police-Justice service of Europe 1, a Saudi prince, one of the nephews of the King of Saudi Arabia, reported to the police that he had been the victim during the night of Sunday to Monday of the theft of several of his watches. luxury and jewelry in an apartment rented while he was in Paris.
To the investigators of the banditry repression brigade (BRB), the sultan expresses doubts about his driver who, since the theft of his watches, is unreachable.
The police immediately follow his lead.
Judged in immediate appearance
He was finally arrested on Monday by the CRS in Calais, as he was about to embark with his car on a ferry to cross the Channel and go to England.
All of the loot - the damage of which is estimated at several hundred thousand euros - was found in a cache inside the vehicle.
The man, who admitted the facts while in police custody, was tried in an immediate appearance on Wednesday at the Paris court.
He was given a one-year suspended prison sentence.