US EditionAgainst the Thefts of Big Crus: the Winegrowers Organize Themselves
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Château Margaux, Château Yquem, Romanée-Conti, Pétrus: they stole the best bottles. Wednesday 26 November in Bordeaux (Gironde), opened the trial of the big crus' gang. Twelve men accused of having stolen, in 2019 and 2020, hundreds of the most prestigious bottles, then to sell them on the black market from Paris to China. All, for an estimated loot of 3 million euros.
The trial of the Grand Crus gang opened in Bordeaux. The twelve alleged members of the network allegedly stole wines, among the most expensive in the world, Pérus, Cheval Blanc or Romanée-Conti, worth three million euros. The exceptional bottles around Bordeaux between 2019 and 2020, were sold on the black market in the Paris region and in China. Suspects risked up to 20 years in prison. In Gironde, the gendarmes reinforced their presence on the…
The trial of 12 alleged members of a network nicknamed "the gang of the great crus", including six Chinese, opened on Wednesday in Bordeaux.
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