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Rome Carabinieri Recover Most Loot From Louis Vuitton and Valentino Heists

Prosecutor-led searches used surveillance footage to locate the haul, with investigators seizing burglary tools.

Overview

  • Officers recovered 137 of 140 Louis Vuitton items and 29 of 74 Valentino bags, valued at nearly €400,000.
  • The effort was coordinated by the Rome prosecutor’s Dipartimento Criminalità diffusa e grave under deputy prosecutor Giovanni Conzo.
  • Multiple search orders were executed, and several individuals are under investigation in connection with the thefts.
  • Seizures included an oxy-fuel torch, a frequency jammer, break-in tools, mobile phones and other IT devices.
  • In a related Florence case, police arrested three suspects for a 31 August Dior burglary worth about €180,000, with a fourth suspect still being identified.