Editor’s Note
This article details a dramatic armed robbery at a Lyon precious metals refinery, which was thwarted by police following a tip-off from vigilant neighbors. The swift response led to the arrest of six suspects and the recovery of the stolen goods.
A precious metals refinery in Lyon was the victim of a spectacular armed robbery this Thursday. After a police chase, the suspects were arrested and the loot was recovered. Law enforcement intervened after being alerted by neighbors who filmed the scene.
Six alleged perpetrators of an explosive robbery at a gold refining laboratory in Lyon were arrested this Thursday following a police chase, and their loot was recovered, announced the prefecture. Five employees of the Pourquery Laboratories, located in the 7th arrondissement, were
, with three taken to the hospital for “check-ups.”
Shortly before 2:00 PM, the six individuals, equipped notably with
, attacked this precious metals refinery, primarily dealing in gold,
, before fleeing by car, detailed the prefecture, confirming information from the daily newspaper Le Progrès.
In a message posted on X, the Minister of the Interior welcomed the arrests…
— Laurent Nuñez (@NunezLaurent) October 30, 2025
In a video shared on social media, neighbors filmed, shortly after a violent explosion, the building marked Pourquery Laboratories in front of which a white van topped with a blue flashing light was parked.
On the footage, three armed individuals can be seen leaving the building; one wears a cap and an orange armband, and another, hooded, carries a ladder which they begin using to scale the company’s metal fence. Following the alert from these neighbors, police crews were “quickly” dispatched to the scene, including the Lyon BRI. An investigation has been entrusted to the judicial police.
J.V.