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AIR FRANCE HAS confirmed that it has filed a complaint after gold bars worth about €1.6 million were stolen from a plane bound for Zurich from Paris.
“We hope the investigations will allow us to quickly determine the sequence of events and identify those responsible,” a spokesman said.
The gold bars, weighing around 50 kilos, were placed inside the plane at Paris’s Charles-de-Gaulle airport last Thursday by employees of the US security firm Brink’s.
It is as yet unclear how the theft happened, but an airport source said the robbers had “probably made use of airport accomplices”.
According to the firms, these kind of shipments take place every day and Brink’s employees usually stay on the tarmac until the plane takes off.
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They were only meant to blow the bloody doors off
Apparently there are some reported links to the “South preservation society”
I always thought it was the “self” preservation society?
Oops
Ok , I whipped them. You caught me.
Probably mistook them for bars of toblerone they had bought in duty free. Gonna be some disappointed kids when that mistake is discovered!
Stored for safe keeping in Balbriggan Garda station.
“It is thought the thieves had the help of airport accomplices”. No really?! A conclusion worthy of Inspector Clouseau.
That’ll be payment for the coke then so
Bloody heavy this stuff..
Cash for gold offered me a grand for this stash.
Any better offers❓❓
Sure you’d get about 2 million cans of the stuff for that.
Gta Charles de Gaulle
Cadburys are getting their prize bars ready for wrapping
I’d be doing a bit more than filing a complaint if I lost €1.6 million in gold!
Jesus lads give it a break with the crap jokes not funny
Crap jokes tend to be not funny.
Yes but these guys think they are actually hilarious
Take a chill pill Karol. This kind of article is put there to kick off a large round of crappy puns and light hearted comment. Get over yourself.
A good joke is worth its weight in gold.
Crap comments are though!
Ye sorry my dog died today I’m really heartbroken over it I loved that dog .
He was a golden retriever !!
Boom boom I’m here all week :)
I don’t get it
Lousy on the dog, RIP
The bondholders thought it was the latest Aer Lingus flight from Dublin.
Always one.
One??!
Did you know the all the freely available gold on earth is estimated to fit in a box 25m^3 just thew this in there as no joking is allowed
All I have is a small safe stuffed full of gold coins, will have to do…
Did you know that the word gullible is not in the oxford dictionary?
Really?
Interesting how they say gold is transported everyday 1.6 m worth . Methinks I’ll watch this plane in future as the lottery dos t seem to be working in my favour
ze Germans!
Con Air
Didn’t leave on Ryanair; the excess baggage cost would have been horrendous. Oh, hang on………
It was the Pink Panther.
The Pink Panther’s to do list:
To do, to do, to do to do to do to do to doooooo, to do, to do.
Some one be getting a golden hand shake now!!
It wasn’t me!,but if it was!!!!!!,drinks are all on me!. :)
Was it over the Bermuda Triangle.
Nope they were part of the golden circle …..if we are throwing shapes and puns around
The jokes dont hold weight lol
Twas no Lufthansa Heist.
Hop! crew help themselves to a bonus
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