Police have found a stash of mega expensive jewels hidden in a gutter in France!
19 rings and three sets of earrings were found - estimated to be worth... wait for it... about £12 million.
The precious sparklers were discovered in a plastic container in the drain of a house in Paris.
They're thought to be from a collection of jewellery stolen from a posh shop in Paris back in 2008.
The robbery of the shop is really famous in France because thieves made off with over £50 million worth of rings, necklaces and watches.
It was also unusual because the shop is in one of the smartest areas of Paris - and some of the robbers were disguised as women!
Police have found the man who they thought was in charge of the theft - who was already in prison!
Three-quarters of the missing jewellery has been found - but some is still missing.
So this unusual find in a gutter in the outskirts of Paris means more of the missing stash can be returned to its smart home!
19 rings and three sets of earrings were found - estimated to be worth... wait for it... about £12 million.
The precious sparklers were discovered in a plastic container in the drain of a house in Paris.
They're thought to be from a collection of jewellery stolen from a posh shop in Paris back in 2008.
The robbery of the shop is really famous in France because thieves made off with over £50 million worth of rings, necklaces and watches.
It was also unusual because the shop is in one of the smartest areas of Paris - and some of the robbers were disguised as women!
Police have found the man who they thought was in charge of the theft - who was already in prison!
Three-quarters of the missing jewellery has been found - but some is still missing.
So this unusual find in a gutter in the outskirts of Paris means more of the missing stash can be returned to its smart home!
True or false?
1. The jewels were found in a posh shop in Paris.
2. The stash included 19 rings and six earrings.
3. All of the robbers were women.
4. No necklaces were found in the container.
5. The jewels were found in the centre of Paris.
6. None of the people involved in the robbery have been caught.
7. This is the only jewellery which has been recovered from the robbery.
8. The jewellery was found in a gutter by the side of the road.
Match these words to their definitions
container / disguised / famous / gutter / outskirts / posh / precious / sparklers / stash
secret store of something valuable
channel on a roof or road to carry away rainwater
elegant, expensive and fashionable
altered to prevent recognition
the areas at the edge of a town or city
very well known and recognised by many other people
slang term for jewels or gems
highly valued, loved or worth a lot of money
something you put things in, such as a box or bottle
KEY
False
True
False
True
False
False
False
False
stash secret store of something valuable
gutter channel on a roof or road to carry away rainwater
posh elegant, expensive and fashionable
disguised altered to prevent recognition
outskirts the areas at the edge of a town or city
famous very well known and recognised by many other people
sparklers slang term for jewels or gems
precious highly valued, loved or worth a lot of money
container something you put things in, such as a box or bottle
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