French wine thief caught in police sting - Telegraph
The 44 year-old man was arrested as he was transporting 262 of the bottles in his van just west of Paris. Among the fine wines was a bottle of Romanée-Conti, with a sale price of 7,000 euros (£6,000), as well as several Pétrus and Lafite-Rothschild, amounting to 250,000 euros (£215,000). The average price per bottle was 1,000 euros (£860). Police found gloves and mobile telephone scramblers used to disable the restaurant’s alarm systems.
