According to Spanish investigators, the couple “had planned their plan down to the smallest detail,” reports the CNN site. After having reserved a room at the luxurious Atrio hotel, with a false account established in Switzerland which gave confidence, he reserved a table at the restaurant of the establishment, two stars in the Guide Michelin.
After dinner, the thieves were invited, as is done for good customers, to visit the world-renowned cellar which contains prestigious grands crus. The Spanish police explain that during the night, while the woman was attracting attention by ordering meals from the bedroom, her companion would have discreetly gone down to the cellar with a pass, carrying in three backpacks 45 bottles of grands crus for a amount of 1.65 million euros, including an 1806 Château Yquem worth several hundred thousand euros.
