আমেরিকার সবচেয়ে কুখ্যাত জুয়েল চোর ল্যুভর ডাকাতদেরকে ‘মূর্খ’ বলে অভিযুক্ত করেছে এবং জঘন্যভাবে প্রকাশ করেছে যে তারা প্যারিস থেকে গহনা পাচার করেছে
Was the Louvre heist an inside job? The thieves who stole $102 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum may have hidden the precious pieces in their behinds in order to smuggle them out of France. This stunning hypothesis comes from America’s most notorious jewel thief, Larry Lawton, who spoke to The Post about the headline-making robbery. “I hope they had enough money to literally hide (the jewels) and get out of the country,” Lawton, 64, said of the four thieves who pulled off a daring – if somewhat clumsy – heist in Paris over the weekend. Larry Lawton is one of America’s most famous jewel thieves, having netted an estimated $18 million in precious stones during a string of robberies in the 1980s and 90s. Larry Lawton Jewel Thief/Facebook Lawton robbed 25 jewelry stores up and down America’s East Coast in the 1980s and 1990s, totaling an estimated $18 million. He often zip-tied store owners and customers in daylight raids that left them traumatized. An emerald necklace from the Marie-Louise set was among the items stolen during the Paris raid. Louvre Lawton, citing his own experience, explained that the Louvre thugs, whom he described as “amateurs” and “morons,” would not have kept the jewels in their carry-on luggage if they fled by plane. “Believe it or not, depending on the size, you can break some jewelry apart and literally put it ‘in the suitcase,'” Lawton said, using traditional slang that usually means “shoving something up your anus.” “She has an extra seven inches in her anus, and I know that (because) I actually had a knife stuck up in me…” the former con said in a disturbing confession as she recalled her violent past and crimes. “You (travel) with a blade in one half of a toothbrush holder,” he continued graphically, “and you have masking tape on the other end.” Police seen outside the Louvre after Sunday’s stunning robbery. Reuters Lawton spent 11 years behind bars for impersonation and robbery. Larry Lawton Jewel Thief/Facebook Once one of the country’s most wanted men, Lawton consistently evaded capture for his meticulous planning and precision. But the native New Yorker says the Louvre robbers did not have the same wherewithal; saying the four thieves made big mistakes during the robbery. One person left a glove behind. “They’re not professionals like me,” he added. “I robbed 25 disgusting stores and never left any jewelry behind, let alone the Crown Jewels!” The group also unsuccessfully tried to destroy evidence by setting fire to the work truck and the scaffolding they allegedly used to pose as construction workers while breaking in. Lawton believes that because of their blunders, the thieves will eventually be identified and arrested; even if they flee France with their loot. Investigators are shown on the scene after the robbery at the Louvre on Sunday. The thieves entered the museum with a cherry picker. Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM/SplashNews.com It is reported that the thieves tried to burn the truck that arrived at the museum, but failed. PAOLONI JEREMIE/ABACA/Shutterstock “How do you drop a glove?” an exasperated Lawton asked, suggesting there may have been sweat. “They have DNA, and unless these people are living primitive lives — which I doubt — they’ll get caught.” The reformed criminal guessed that at least one of the robbers was a Paris local with some kind of connection to the famed museum. According to Lawton, someone at the Louvre may have inadvertently shared information with a robber, who then used the information for nefarious purposes. A French forensic officer examines a cut window and balcony at a gallery of the Louvre. Getty Images Meanwhile, Lawton, who was arrested in 1996 and spent 11 years behind bars, says the most important part of being a jewel thief is being able to fence the stolen goods. He believes that due to the rarity of the Louvre gems, it may be difficult for the criminals to offload the items even if they are disassembled and broken down. But despite their mistakes and the fear they likely felt, Lawton said the four were undoubtedly elated after exiting the building with eight items. “You are so excited,” he said, describing the feeling of pulling off a heist. “Your adrenaline is pumping. “I’ve done every drug in the book, but there’s nothing like walking out of a jewelry store knowing you have $1 million in your purse.” HEIST(S) JEWEL(S) ROBBERY(S) BLIND
প্রকাশিত: 2025-10-23 01:35:00
উৎস: nypost.com
