Union crime ring whose members drove luxury cars operated for years until anonymous tipoff saw them rumbled A group of porters who operated a lucrative crime ring at Paris's most prestigious auction house have been jailed for the theft of objects worth millions. A judge sentenced 30 people to between 18 months and three years in prison. They were members of a traditional 110-strong union known as the cols rouges because of the red collars on their black uniforms.
Paris auction house porters jailed for stealing objects worth millions
The Guardian - 6 Sep 2016 16:55
Union crime ring whose members drove luxury cars operated for years until anonymous tipoff saw them rumbled A group of porters who operated a lucrative crime ring at Paris's most prestigious auction house have been jailed for the theft of objects worth millions. A judge sentenced 30 people to between 18 months and three years in prison. They were members of a traditional 110-strong union known as the cols rouges because of the red collars on their black uniforms.
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