Pink Panther jewel thief 'snared' in Paris
Pink Panther jewel thief 'snared' in Paris
A suspected member of the notorious Pink Panther gang of international jewel thieves has been arrested near Paris, police sources told AFP on Wednesday.
Nijan Drobnjak had been on the run after fleeing Germany, where he had been sentenced to a seven and a half year prison term for armed robbery and kidnapping.
He was captured by police on Tuesday and is expected to be swiftly extradited back to Germany, which has issued a European arrest warrant for him, police said.
The Pink Panthers are a gang who emerged from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia to become the most successful jewel thieves in the world.
According to Interpol, they have, since 1999, snatched jewels with a value in excess of €330 million in heists which are often executed with breathtaking speed and precision and frequently finish with the thieves making a clean getaway.
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