Convicted drug dealer, 72, among suspected Kardashian robbers
Pierre B. was arrested Monday at a villa on the Riviera in a series of coordinated raids in Paris and the south of the country over the October 3 robbery.
French police suspect that a 72-year-old convicted cocaine dealer was among five masked gunmen who broke into Kim Kardashian’s apartment and robbed her of jewels worth millions last year, a source close to the probe said Wednesday.
Pierre B. –nicknamed “Pierrot” – was arrested Monday at a villa on the Riviera in a series of coordinated raids in Paris and the south of the country over the October 3 robbery.
He was convicted of cocaine trafficking in 2006 and had appeared on the police’s radar “from time to time” since over his links to criminal gangs in southern France, the source said.
A 60-year-old is also in custody and suspected of being among the five armed men who took part in the stunning heist at a luxury apartment in central Paris, when thieves made off with jewellery worth around €9 million (HK$77.4 million).
Investigators say all five suspected robbers are in custody as well as the suspected mastermind of the break-in.
