French police arrested three men last week for the theft on the outskirts of Paris of a bag belonging to the head of the Mongolian Olympic delegation with an estimated content of $600,000, police sources told AFP.
On the morning of October 11, the member of the International Olympic Committee and his wife, arriving in France to attend a safety committee in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Gameswere heading to their hotel in a VTC (transport vehicle with driver) from Roissy airport when they were robbed in a tunnel in Saint-Denisnext to the Stade de France, detailed the prosecution.
According to a police source, a motorcycle with two individuals on board approached the car. One of the thieves broke one of the windows and He took a bag containing jewels of great value.
The damage declared by the Mongolian couple amounts to 570,000 euros ($605,000), including two gold and diamond earrings.
According to the IOC website, the victim runs several large companies in Mongolia.