An armed man was swiftly arrested by police on Tuesday evening following a robbery at a luxury watch store in Monaco. This marks the second high-end watch theft in Monaco within six months.

On Tuesday 12th November, an armed man robbed the luxury The Watch Project boutique on Boulevard Princesse Charlotte in Monaco. According to Monaco Matin, the robbery took place around 5.25pm and lasted less than five minutes before the suspect fled on foot to nearby Beausoleil, where he was apprehended by local police.

During the incident, the suspect reportedly entered the store pretending to be a customer interested in purchasing a watch. When the store manager stepped away to retrieve a certificate of authenticity, the man followed, pulling a firearm and threatening him. The manager was forced to hand over four high-end watches valued at approximately €40,000. As he exited, the suspect also reportedly deployed a taser on the manager before escaping the premises.

Police were immediately alerted by an in-store alarm. The suspect, who fled on foot toward the French border, was later apprehended by the Beausoleil municipal police near Rue Jules-Ferry at around 7.30pm. Monaco Matin reports that the stolen watches were recovered, though details about the suspect’s age and nationality have not yet been disclosed.

This latest incident follows another brazen robbery in May, when a masked thief made off with over 80 luxury watches from The Monaco Watch Company using an elaborate disguise. Unlike that incident, the suspect in Tuesday’s robbery reportedly did not attempt to cover his face and hide his identity.

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