clues in that brazen jewelry heist we told you about. the thief made up with $136 million in jewels at that hotel in cannes. the same hotel where alfred hitchcock s to catch a thief was filmed. it s the third gem theft there and it came days after the pink panther gang escaped out of swiss prison. he s the third pink panther to bust out of a prison in just the last three months. according to interpol, the gang is linked to more than 340 robberies in 35 countries. the pink panthers are known for their daring and speed. in 2007, they drove into cars into a dubai shopping mall. and in less than a minute, made off with jewelry worth $1 million. a new documentary called smash and grab. the director havana markey managed to get five of the gangs to open up about their crimes and the networks they use to fence their loot. she joins me now.
million of jewels were stolen from a safe in a hotel. the latest heist is two days after a member of the notorious pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from a swiss prison. it is too safe to say there is any link to this incident. authorities are looking through surveillance footage of the crime. diamonds are like cash. the most concentrated form of wealth on the face of the earth. they can be very influential in acquiring weapons, drugs or anything else that we want to keep out of society. it is unbelievable that someone somethinged to escape with $136 million worth of jewels in broad daylight. why wasn t there more security? that s the question of the day, anderson. prosecutors are saying there was security present during the time of the heist. though that security was unarmed and say this was meant to be a temporary exhibit at the hotel set to expire in august.
jewelry theft. in may, a $2.6 million necklace was taken from a hotel party. later that same month, over $1 million worth of jewels were stolen from a safe in the novatel hotel. this latest heist comes two days after a member of the notorious pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from a swiss prison. however, it s too soon to say if there s any link to this incident. authorities this morning are looking for surveillance footage of the crime. diamonds are like cash. they re the most concentrated form of wealth on the face of the earth. so they can be very influential in acquiring weapons, in acquiring drugs, or anything else that we want to keep out of society. reporter: thankfully, no one was hurt in yesterday s heist, not a single shot was fired, and this morning more questions than answers as to how this could have happened, why there wasn t
whose face was carvered with a hat and scarf threatened to shoot guests during the holdup. it s known for its glitz and glamour, but lately, it s become a magnet for jewelry theft. in may, a $2.6 million necklace belonging to jeweller was taken from a hotel party. later that same month, over $1 million worth of jewels were stolen from a safe in the hotel. this latest heist comes just two days after a member of the notorious pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from a swiss prison. however, it is too soon to say if there is any link to this incident. authorities are looking through surveillance footage of the crime. diamonds are like cash. they re the most concentrated form of wealth on the face of the earth. so they can they can be very influential in acquiring weap s weapons, in acquiring drugs, or anything else that we want to keep out of society.
the world you can t resist. reporter: the setting for the iconic movie to catch a thief was the sight of one of europe s biggest jewelry heists sunday morning. nobody stopped him. there was nobody around. they just gave him $40 million worth of jewelry. reporter: a robber whose face was covered by a hat and scarf threatened to shoot kpiexhibite. it s become a magnet for jewelry theft. in may a $2.6 million necklace was taken from a hotel party. later that same month over a million dollars worth of jewels were stolen from safe in a hotel. this come tws two days after a member of the pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from a swiss prison. it s too early to say if there s any link.