Vitrolles a commando raid robbers stock of iPhone 5

Hundreds of devices stolen during a robbery in Vitrolles

Charged between 679 and 899 euros depending on the size of the memory, the iPhone 5 are "smartphones" the most expensive on the market. Criminals do not know obviously.
Photo William Ruoppolo
This is perhaps the most sought after item at the moment. And not just geeks, enthusiasts of new technologies. Criminals are also interested very closely last baby of Apple, the iPhone 5. Several hundred of these devices have been stolen by a group of robbers well informed, in a semi-trailer Tuesday morning while driving in heavy industrial area of ​​Vitrolles. The damage is still being assessed, but there could be hundreds of thousands of euros.

The attack occurred about 8:30 am in the industrial area of Cadesteaux. The carrier company CTM had just loaded the precious cargo to Marignane airport. A cargo plane landed shortly before transfer to the devices, in the utmost discretion. A stock of Apple products, which also included several hundred laptops. few minutes were enough


Criminals who benefited necessarily about the nature of the contents of the truck are moved to action by blocking the truck with two cars, BMW. Had they followed from the airport and they were also informed of the precise route of the trailer? Still, they chose to take action on an isolated area. The driver is faced three masked individuals. One of them pointed to him a shotgun. Within seconds, he rushed inside the cabin, taking aim, to get him to roll behind the two German sedans, preceded by a Renault Master van.

Shortly after 10 km of road in the countryside on the agglomeration of Coudoux, the convoy stopped. The carrier, always under the threat of the gun then witnessed the unloading of cargo from the truck to the utility of the robbers. It only took them a few minutes to empty all phones, carefully avoiding board computers. Just before leaving, they ignited the truck.

The Repression of Banditry Brigade of the Judicial Police, seized the investigation, still trying to locate both BMW and utility and hundreds of iPhone 5 suddenly fell into hiding.

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