Montenegro's member of Pink Panther gang arrested in Hungary

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PODGORICA, Sept. 9 -- Hungarian police on Monday arrested David Vujovic from Podgorica who is suspected that, as a member of the criminal group Pink Panther participated in several robberies, Montenegrin police Department confirmed.

Vujovic was arrested by international warrant of Interpol, and Podgorica's Interpol Department was informed about that from the colleagues from Budapest.

"NCB Interpol Podgorica, through the international police cooperation was informed by the NCB Interpol of Budapest that D.V. from Podgorica was arrested in Hungary on the basis of an international arrest warrant from NCB Interpol of Bern, Austria," the Montenegrin Police Department stated.

Vujovic was arrested within Interpol project "Pink Panther" because of the theft of luxury jewelry in several countries, media reported.

In the past year, according to police data, seven people were arrested in the same action.

According to Interpol's informations, criminal group Pink Panther has about 340 members from countries in the former Yugoslavia, mostly from Montenegro, and is known by almost cinematic robberies of luxury jeweleries around the world.

The Pink Panthers' methods are daring and quick. A case that made the headlines in 2007 saw gang members drive two cars into a shopping mall in Dubai and through the window of a jewellery store. The robbery took less than one minute and the gang made away with jewellery worth an estimated 11 million euros.

This loosely-aligned network of criminals is believed to have carried out robberies worth in excess of 330 million euros since 1999. Hundreds of suspects are linked to more than 340 robberies in 35 countries.

In the past 10 years, the notorious criminal group looted mainly in Japan, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

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