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Story summary
- Arthur Brand, French art crime detective, warns thieves are moving from paintings to gold and silver objects.
- He says copycat museum robberies have proliferated across Europe after the Louvre breach.
- Brand describes the €90 million Louvre jewel theft as exposing major security gaps.
- He estimates a 50-50 chance of recovering the missing jewels.
- Brand argues criminals favor dismantlable objects because of opportunism and security failures.