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Bungling French burglar gets stuck in store window and police have last laugh

In what is one of the worst getaway attempts in recent times, a reportedly drunken man has been caught by police in south western France after getting stuck in the window of a jeweler's.

Bungling French burglar gets stuck in store window and police have last laugh
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The thief was on his way out of a jewellery shop in Mauléon-Licharre, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, when he apparently just couldn't get his hips back through the hole he'd made in the window.
 
Police who arrived at the scene had the last laugh, sharing a picture of the man (with his face blurred out) on their social media feeds with the viral hashtag #Thuglife.
 
Fire fighters were called in to enlarge the hole in the window so they could pull the man through. 

The police later took to Facebook to share another photo of the man (see below), this time from another angle, adding a lengthy caption about the night's proceedings. 

They said that officers had earlier been called out to the scene, but had found nothing suspicious. It was during a second call out to the area that they found the bungling burglar.
 
They added that they suspected the man had made multiple trips to the jewellery store, judging by the stolen goods they found at his home. 
 
The burglar spent the night in prison and will face court on Monday. 
 

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France launches major anti-drug raids

French authorities launched Monday several new anti-drug raids across the country dubbed "XXL cleanup operations", Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said.

France launches major anti-drug raids

President Emmanuel Macron last Tuesday launched a major operation against the narcotics trade in Marseille and other French cities, saying that gangland battles that last year left dozens dead had made life a misery for residents.

“In Marseille and other cities in France, we have launched an unprecedented operation to put a stop to drug trafficking and ensure republican order,” Macron had written on X, formerly Twitter.

He said that operations would be launched in about 10 French cities, adding that it would be an “XXL” cleanup.

According to local authorities, 900 police and custom officers were deployed in Marseille and the Bouches-du-Rhone region on the first day the operation.

In the first three days, 22 kilogrammes of drugs, over €385,000 and four weapons were seized and 71 people placed in custody.

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