A BBC report caught my attention a while ago. It says that an unamed Saudi princess was robbed in her hotel suite in the popular Italian island resort of Porto Cervo. Now people do get robbed anywhere. But this robbery is somewhat unusual. It appears that the robbers had a real easy task to perform.
I do not know how royalties travel. But this Saudi princess had $16m (£10m) in cash and jewellery with her. And as is common in all good class hotels, there was a safe in the suite. So the Saudi princess dutifully kept her cash and jewellery in that safe.
The trouble was that the safe was, literally, glued to the wall with silicon. So in a 10 minutes spell while the Saudi princess was having her dinner, thieves broke into her suite, ripped out the safe, and carted it away.
There was no signs of forced entry. The thieves apparently used a master key to gain entrance to the suite. Italy’s La Stampa newspaper says Italian police are investigating the case.
There are many questions surrounding this case. Why is the Saudi princess travelling with so much cash and jewellery? Since she is a princess, presumably she has a security detail travelling with her. Was there a lapse in security? And who (besides authorized personnel from housekeeping, etc) has a master key to the suite? How did the thieves get hold of the master key?
Think about it. This Saudi princess lost her treasures to thieves and robbers. Wouldn’t it be nice to have treasures stored in a burgler-proof place where you know your treasures are safe? A place where you can safely go to have your meal without fearing for the worst? A place where no one can steal what is rightfully yours? Is this a real possibility – or just a dream?
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